The New Pact on Migration and Asylum and the war in Ukraine: time for a paradigm shift?
The New Pact on Migration and Asylum and the war in Ukraine: time for a paradigm shift?

Author(s): Christian Kvorning Lassen
Subject(s): Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields, Russian war against Ukraine
Published by: EUROPEUM - Institut pro evropskou politiku
Summary/Abstract: This paper is the product of the author’s visit to Brussels in 2022 during which six interviews were conducted with civil society and permanent representation representatives. Their qualitative input and assessments are interspersed with desk research by the author. The raison d’etre of the paper is the recent policy innovations coming off the back of the novel preparedness, agility, and unity at EU level. Simultaneously, these innovations prompt the question of whether the EU can transition from ad-hoc crisis-mode responses into making long-term structural reforms. The temporary nature of TPD inherently prompts this question. This paper will first outline the current state of play with regard to the progression of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. This will revolve around an analysis of the current reform process vis-à-vis the new reality of migration. The impact of TPD will be juxtaposed against this analysis, assessing the impact on the reform process itself. Lastly, the paper aims to deliver concluding remarks and interspersed recommendations.

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