Towards a Common European Asylum System

The development of the EU’s Common European Asylum System (CEAS) has been underway for two decades. The New Pact on Migration and Asylum was presented in 2020 to jump start discussion on the reform of the CEAS and to build a comprehensive migration and asylum system. Ms Gregori paints a picture of developments so far and outlines where the legislative framework is going with the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. As geopolitical developments have led to novel approaches to asylum policy, Ms Gregori examines the lessons learnt thus far and how they will be taken into account by the EU institutions and the Member States.

About the Speaker:

Ms. Gregori has been actively involved in the development and work of the EUAA (formerly EASO) since its beginning. She was a member of the Agency’s Management Board from 2015 until taking up her duties as the Executive Director in 2019. Ms. Gregori previously worked at the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia for over 20 years, occupying the Senior Management post of Director General for over a decade, responsible for asylum, migration, integration and internal administrative affairs. Ms Gregori also served as a national delegate in the Expert Working Group Migration at the OECD and as a member of the Advisory Board of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).