Solidarity: Towards a New Governance of Predictability?
The Pact on Migration and Asylum has been presented as a turning point, with its entry into force as the culmination of a lengthy process marked by tensions unlike any seen in almost any other reform effort in the history of EU integration. The pact crystallises a fragile political agreement on a complex set of legislative reforms. But what will be decisive is its implementation over time, rather than its adoption. Nowhere is this more evident than in the pact’s solidarity component.
Indeed, this solidarity component reveals the fundamentally reparative intent of this reform. At its core is a permanent mechanism to support member states facing migratory pressure by requiring all EU countries to contribute – whether through the relocation of asylum seekers, financial contributions or operational assistance.
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