By Lidiane de Carvalho Over the past months, headlines across Europe have referred to a new Migration and Asylum Pact that will “strengthen border controls” and “accelerate return procedures”. This informative article offers a client-focused overview of the new EU rules, their timeline, and what they may mean in practice, with particular attention to Portugal. What is the EU Migration Pact? The “Pact” is not a single law but a package of EU regulations and decisions that refo