EU migration pact enters force as Cyprus hails ‘new chapter’ in asylum policy

The European Union’s Pact on Migration and Asylum formally entered into force on Friday, with Cyprus and the European Commission describing the move as a historic milestone aimed at bringing greater order, responsibility and solidarity to the bloc’s migration system.

Speaking after an informal ministerial conference in Nicosia, Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said the pact marked the transition from years of negotiations to practical implementation....