EU Migration Policy Tightens Amid National Pressure

Ursula von der Leyen proposes accelerated asylum reforms as member states push for stricter migration controls.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced plans to streamline the deportation process in response to increasing pressure from member states for tougher migration policies.
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for a temporary suspension of asylum rights, citing security concerns over migrants entering from Belarus.
Italy has begun transferring migrants to Albanian asylum centers as part of a controversial agreement, aiming to prevent entry into the EU.
Despite not being an EU member, Norway has reinstated border controls with Sweden and Finland amid heightened security threats linked to the Middle East conflict.
The EU's new asylum and migration pact faces challenges, with countries like Hungary and the Netherlands seeking exemptions from certain provisions.