The European Commission's timeline to get the pact on asylum and migration up and running 👇

Asylum policy: Hungary is ordered to pay a lump sum of €200m and a penalty payment of €1m/day of delay for failure to comply with a judgment of the Court of Justice.

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It is 'credible', 'likely' and 'plausible' that four people drowned after being abandoned at sea by the Hellenic coast guard, according to an internal document from the EU's border agency Frontex. buff.ly/4ckXpcC

"The office [Frontex FRO] considers credible and likely that 11 individuals were pushed back from Chios island to Turkish territorial waters in August 2022 and left at sea by the Hellenic Coast Guard which resulted in the drowning of three migrants," says a one summary.

Redacted documents and minutes from the EU's border agency Frontex paint a picture of mounting frustration for its fundamental rights officer, Jonas Grimheden. buff.ly/3VUvw5A

Russia restricts access to a bunch of European media, which, among others, include Europe's public broadcasters: ORF, RTÉ, RTVE, RaiNews, NOS, RTP, Yle News, LCI, Radio France, ARTE in English, Česká televize, SVT, Sveriges Radio, ERR News. In addition to that, access to

Redacted #Frontex fundamental rights report vs the full version - samples of a side by side comparison:

EU Talent Partnerships: "...the MATCH project, matching Senegalese and Nigerian employees with employers in four EU countries, resulted in only eight people being recruited."

Frontex officers in Bulgaria have been offered experiencing how border guarding actually works in reality on the ground — on the condition they don't report violations, according to internal Frontex documents seen by EUobserver. buff.ly/3LuR9nn

ECJ's €200m fine? Hungary says no.

EU interior ministers meeting end of July (22-23) will discuss the "external dimension of migration". Also on the agenda: role of artificial intelligence in "the administration of justice."

A shadow directorate embedded within the hierarchy of the European Commission is ensuring Ursula von der Leyen's political lines are followed at the expense of impartial enforcement of EU laws, says a new report. buff.ly/3WnQutP

What's in store under a 2nd term Von der Leyen?

Johansson schools Leggeri in first showdown on migration in the #LIBE committee. Leggeri says her migration policy is a disaster. Johansson counters and says he first needs to learn what's in the EU pact on migration and asylum.

Hungary confirms it has no intention of implementing the EU pact on asylum and migration.

The European Commission says Hungary will need to abide by new internal asylum rules after Budapest said it had no intention of implementing them. buff.ly/4fBIQ70

Leaders should ask themselves - is X really what I want my brand to be associated with? buff.ly/3B07car

#Frontex has launched a new intelligence division. "Rest assured, this is meant only to provide the member states, some third countries, European institutions and our operations, information that can be used," says its executive director.