Brussels, 15 October 2020 WK 10901/2020 INIT LIMITE JAI ASIM MIGR FRONT ASILE EURODAC RELEX WORKING PAPER This is a paper intended for a specific community of recipients. Handling and further distribution are under the sole responsibility of community members. WORKING DOCUMENT From:                 General Secretariat of the Council To:                   Delegations Subject:              Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum - presentation given by the Commission Delegations will find enclosed the presentation on a new Pact on Migration and Asylum given by the Commission during the informal videoconference of the members of the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum held on 13 October 2020. WK 10901/2020 INIT LIMITE                                                                                            EN

A new Pact on Migration and Asylum A new, durable European framework European Commission

A new Pact on Migration and Asylum A comprehensive approach Borders      Responsibility Solidarity        Return 2

We promote a comprehensive approach A fresh start to solidarity and responsibility sharing Effective Border Management Win-Win External Partnerships Legal pathways and integration 3

Effective Border Management Chapeau                 Screening           Asylum Procedures              EURODAC               Crisis Blueprint Communication                Regulation                 Regulation               Regulation External Dimension  Outlining the external dimension and       Setting up 5 day health    Introducing asylum and An EU fingerprint database Framing our toolbox for Roadmap of future    security identity check at        return border      to track applications and  dealing with migration measures             external border               procedures               movements                     crises         Crisis Resilience SAR      Search and Rescue             Guidance on                                        AMR Regulation                   Crisis Resettlement Legal     Recommendation                Humanitarian               Recommendation                                      Instrument Migration                                   Assistance Providing solidarity       To deal with crisis Solidarity Ensuring cooperation         Ensuring NGOs Codifying pledges       mechanisms and between flag and     conducting SAR are not                                                           and force majeure coastal States            criminalised             for 2020 and 2021     effective responsibility         situations Return Directive             Qualification               Receptions               EU Asylum                      Union Regulation                 Conditions                 Agency                 Resettlement Directive                                         Framework Providing strong Streamlined rules to  Converging recognition       Ensuring harmonised support and monitoring              A permanent increase effectiveness   rates across the EU       and decent conditions      of implementation       resettlement framework Building on the pending proposals from 2016 Completing the puzzle 4

Five key areas of stepped-up external engagement Building                          Fostering economic                        cooperation on opportunities                    readmission and © European Union and addressing                       supporting root causes                       reintegration Protecting those                     Strengthening in need and                          migration                                        Developing supporting host                     governance and                                    Legal Pathways countries                        management 5

Win-Win External Partnerships - a change of paradigm Tailor-made,                                 Strategic, comprehensive                               coordinated, and balanced                           flexible use of EU © European Union country                                   policy and partnerships.                            financing tools. Focus on specific Effective Working at all                         key partners of coordination levels:                            origin and transit between the EU bilateral, regional,                    based on analysis level and Member multilateral.                            of EU and States. partners’ interests. 6

Promoting resettlement and humanitarian admission Codifying pledges       Extends to 2021      Complementary          Community Provides the political  Extends the funding       pathways          sponsorship frame for the Member    for the 2020 pledges Encourages Member   Encourages communities of States’ 2020 pledge     to 2021 given the    States to promote  private sponsors, and non- of 29,500 places.      pandemic context   other complementary profit organisations to play a pathways to            structured role protection 7

Skills and talent Finalise reform of the  Revise the Long-term    Review the Single   Explore options to set up an EU Blue Card Directive    Residence Directive     Permit Directive to  EU Talent Pool to match to attract the highly     to strengthen the       simplify the      skilled workers wishing to skilled talent needed in  rights of residents to procedures for low    move to the EU with the different labour markets     move and work in     and medium skilled    needs of EU employers different MS           workers Launch Talent partnerships with key third countries to support legal migration and mobility 8

A fresh start – integrating asylum and migration management Leaving Dublin behind            Catering for SAR • Starting afresh                • Alleviating challenges of • Normalisation of solidarity       SAR and fair sharing of            • Recognising specificity responsibility Constant Solidarity              Effective responsibility • Mandatory solidarity           • Stable responsibility • Inbuilt flexibility            • New European migration governance system 9