On May 14, the EU Council gave the green light to the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, which the Swedish EU presidency considers its crowning achievement. However, the Pact paves the way for new rules that will have a profound—and largely negative—impact on people seeking refuge in the EU. Just how bad that impact will be depends on the way countries carry it out. The Swedish government should ensure that its asylum procedures are just and that it is not violating human rights.
In 2017, Swedish political parties on both the right…
