Statement of ICMPD on the implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

The EU Pact on Asylum and Migration represents the most significant reform initiative of the European Union in the field of asylum and migration to date. The finalisation of the Pact presents a new opportunity for cooperation, highlighting a clearer direction for the future of the EU.

This year ICMPD’s flagship initiative - Migrant Resource Centres - marks a decade of frontline service delivery, growing from a single pilot centre in Lahore, Pakistan, to multi-country model that supports migrants, returnees and communities across the full migration cycle. 

The year 2025 proved another successful year for ICMPD and its partners, remaining resolute more than ever, in connecting partners and empowering communities through better understanding of their needs. Now with 138 projects across 109 countries, this Annual Report features ICMPD’s unique position in delivering impact-orientated results through its work.

Early milestones, big impact: how the ICMPD MMD Grant Facility has kickstarted an impact chain by empowering civil society

With the full implementation of the European Union Pact on Migration and Asylum to commence in June, ICMPD facilitated the first simulation exercise to test coordination and response mechanism in the context of exceeding reception and processing capacities in asylum centres.

The EU-funded Migration Partnership Facility (MPF) is marking its 10^th anniversary with a review of a successful decade supporting migration initiatives between EU Member States and non-EU partner countries. Since its launch in 2016, the MPF has enabled close to a hundred different projects across more than 50 countries; on issues ranging from addressing irregular migration and human trafficking, to enhancing police cooperation and security, and promoting legal channels for labour mobility.

The Republic of Poland assumes the Chairmanship of the ICMPD Steering Group 2026. On 4 March 2026, Mr Paweł Dąbrowski, Plenipotentiary of the Polish Ministry of the Interior and Administration for International Cooperation, accepted the handover of the Chairmanship from Ms Eva Åkerman Börje, Director of the International Migration Department of Sweden’s Ministry of Justice; joined by ICMPD Director General Susanne Raab.

Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, and ICMPD Director General Susanne Raab launched the European Legal Gateway Office in India on 18 February 2026.