This first part of Fenix’s analysis of the EU’s Migration Pact delves into the situation at the EU’s external border. The external border has been at the forefront of the EU’s action in the field of migration with actions ranging from increasing the capacity of the EU’s border guard to fortifying the borders with walls and technological equipment, and to the development of the ‘hotspot approach’, which channels people into the relevant procedures.[1]There is no EU policy area where the stakes are as high and fundamental rights are violated as severely as in managing the EU’s external border. This analysis will delve into how the New Pact will change the situation at Europe’s border at large and how the spread of Greek practices will affect the access to asylum for people on the move.

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This series is written by Aron Bosman, Legal & Advocacy Officer and edited by Maaike Vledder, Country Manager and Ani Chiban, Deputy Director