EU Migration and Asylum Pact enters implementation phase after decade of negotiations

The European Union's new Migration and Asylum Pact has begun implementation, marking a major shift in how EU member states coordinate border management and asylum processing after more than 10 years of negotiations. According to France 24's interview with Camille Le Coz, Director of the Migration Policy Institute of Europe, the pact seeks to balance competing priorities: stronger external border controls, faster asylum adjudication, and equitable responsibility-sharing among 27 member states. Le Coz described the legislation as "extremely complex" and said success depends on whether member states can reach agreement on unified rules. The outcome will test the EU's capacity for collective governance on one of its most politically divisive issues.