Explainers

Revised EU rules to harmonise protection standards and rights for asylum seekers across member states help reduce the number of secondary movements.

A new EU asylum agency will increase support to cooperation and solidarity among member states and the EU overall external dimension.

EU screening rules ensure that all persons subject to screening are swiftly referred to the relevant procedure – asylum or return – at the border or away from the border. 

Find out more about the EU's works to combat human trafficking.