The European Union has reached an agreement on new rules for the migration and asylum system, said Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, in a statement on the social platform X on Wednesday.
“The EU has achieved a historic agreement on a new set of rules for managing migration and asylum,” Metsola said.
To better control migration flows to Europe, a faster, more efficient data collection procedure is being introduced at external borders with new harmonized checks, according to a statement from Croatian MEP Karlo Ressler, who participated in the negotiations on the Migration Pact, five legislative acts aimed at modernizing the European migration and asylum system.
“This is a key decision of the mandate. The comprehensive package of five legislative acts will allow us to reduce migration pressure towards Croatia and Europe, increase legal certainty, and regain control over European borders,” Ressler said.
He emphasized that “the fight against illegal migration will be further strengthened by a significantly improved biometric system that will enable the identification of individuals posing a security threat.”
