21 July 2026
Silver Linings
In June 2026, after a two-year transition, the EU Migration and Asylum Pact became applicable across the Union. The European Council on Refugees and Exiles, representing 122 NGOs, called it “a dark day for Europe”, while Viktor Orbán called it “another nail in the coffin of the European Union”. But the Pact made intra-EU solidarity permanent, automatic, and binding. Furthermore, it codified entitlements for asylum seekers that national courts and the CJEU can enforce. Advocates can build on both of these two elements, even as they forcefully critique many other problematic aspects of the Pact. Continue reading >>
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