EU Migration Pact Takes Effect Amid Hopes And Criticism

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau ChiefAMSTERDAM (Worthy News) – The European Union’s long-debated Migration and Asylum Pact entered into force Friday, introducing sweeping new rules aimed at speeding up asylum procedures, strengthening border controls, and sharing responsibility for migrants among member states.The pact, adopted in 2024 after years of negotiations, comes after millions of migrants and asylum seekers entered Europe in recent years, many arriving from Muslim