On Thursday 6 October, the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union submitted a new compromise text on the regulation pertaining to situations of instrumentalisation in the field of migration and asylum, such as those experienced at the end of 2021 with Belarus. This proposal gives Member States the ability to derogate from EU rules on asylum and the return of irregular migrants.
One of the main new aspects is the reduction of the time limit for relevant Member States to...