What will happen when the Pact fails to meet its ill-conceived expectations? The right to asylum risks being stripped away, in one form or another, as a means to an end.
We are a continent built on a legacy of values and norms, sustained by our understanding of, and commitment to the rule of law.
Tabasum Westra
The EU was told the Asylum Pact would "sideline the far right." Instead, far-right actors are already demanding even tougher measures before implementation has begun.
Next week's implementation of the EU migration and asylum pact is a losing battle - and one where the EU's appeasement with the hard-right risks backfiring when the reforms fail to deliver as promised...
