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The Pact on Migration and Asylum is a set of new rules managing migration and establishing a common asylum system at EU level. Find out how the Pact on Migration and Asylum will help manage migration in the long term.
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The Common European Asylum System sets out common standards and co-operation to ensure that asylum seekers are treated equally in an open and fair system – wherever they apply.
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The EU has developed a common EU legal migration policy covering rules on resettlement, work, study and research activities, family reunification, and integration of migrants.
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The EU coordinates efforts to prevent migrant smuggling and develops a common policy on return and readmission for people cannot legally stay in the EU.
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Learn how the European Commission contributes to the support of sustainable and effective migration management in Mediterranean countries in the EU.
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Overall figures of immigrants in European society