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Harmonised approach for resettlement and humanitarian admission

Concluding remarks

Legal safeguards for children and applicants with special needs

Initiatives for more streamlined and harmonised asylum procedures

Reception of applicants for international protection

Responsibility for an application for international protection

Asylum Report 2026

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Acronyms and abbreviations

Section 1. Introduction

Section 2. Major developments in asylum in the European Union in 2025

2.1. Asylum and migration on the EU policy agenda

2.2. Preparing for the practical implementation of the Pact

2.3. Complementing the legislative framework

2.4. Enhancing border management

2.5. External dimension of the EU’s asylum policy

2.6. EU solidarity with Ukraine

Section 3. Managing access to international protection

3.1. Eurodac system

3.2. Managing migration at external borders

3.3. Access to territory and the asylum procedure

3.4. Data on applications for international protection

3.5. Relative pressure related to asylum in EU+ countries

Section 4. Initiatives for more streamlined and harmonised asylum procedures

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