The Great Lockdown: When Europe sacrifices its soul on the altar of the new Migration Pact
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For years, Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) has been calling for a consistent EU line on repatriation. After the EU migration and asylum pact and a new repatriation regulation entered into force, he presented current figures for Austria. Around 40 people are deported from Austria per day. On 12 June, the EU migration and asylum pact, which provides for procedures at the European external borders and tightened detention and return…
The Pact on Migration and Asylum entered into force on 12 June in the European Union, a much-anticipated reform which raises questions.
As of 12 June 2026, new asylum and migration rules will apply in the European Union, which, on paper, looks like a technical reform of rules and procedures will, in practice, have a considerable impact on the lives of thousands of people seeking protection. Here are some of the consequences: people fleeing persecution or human rights violations will be less well protected, more people are at risk of being detained and responsibilities will be tr…
The Great Lockdown: When Europe sacrifices its soul on the altar of the new Migration Pact
12 June 2026 will not merely be a date in the European Union’s archives; it will symbolise a historic capitulation. With the entry into force of the new Pact on Migration and Asylum, Europe has not merely reformed its laws; it has changed its very character. This text is the culmination of a deliberate drive […]
Isabella Arria This Friday, the European Pact on Migration and Asylum comes into force, which consolidates the EU's shift towards a more rigid migration policy. Organisations denounce that the implementation of the pact can result in more border controls, more detentions and accelerated expulsion procedures. The regulation will finally have to be approved by the Council of Interior Ministers of the European Union (EU) before its entry into force…
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