Migration
The EU's migration pact takes effect. Here is what changes, and what it means for Luxembourg
After years of deadlock, the European Union's Pact on Migration and Asylum enters into application on 12 June 2026, introducing mandatory screening, an expanded Eurodac database, fast-track border procedures and a permanent 'solidarity mechanism'. For Luxembourg, a small state with one of the EU's highest asylum rates per capita, the reform reshapes both its obligations and its long-standing push for fairer burden-sharing.
