The European Union's comprehensive pact on asylum, comprising nine regulations and a directive, is set to be implemented next week, on Friday, June 12th. This legislative package, adopted on June 12, 2024, after years of political discord, aims to curb irregular migration, expedite deportations, and process asylum seekers abroad, while also reinforcing EU border control. These measures are intended to counter the growing influence of the far-right, a strategy that some critics argue risks backfiring if the reforms do not yield promised results. The EU has already secured multi-billion euro deals with countries like Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Mauritania to support these objectives, though concerns about the effectiveness and potential human rights implications of these agreements persist.