Applying the statelessness provisions in the EU Pact on Migration & Asylum May 2026 EU agencies have produced relevant tools and training to support Member States to implement the statelessness provisions. These include: • • • • EUAA Practical Guide on the registration and lodging of applications with an updated section on nationality and statelessness, and the more recent Practical Guide on Nationality, which covers concepts of nationality and statelessness Updated EUAA training modules aligned with the Pact, including a new dedicated module on identification of statelessness in screening and registration, alongside broader modules on screening, registration and lodging, and vulnerability, which include statelessness-related content, as well as a module on statelessness within international protection EUAA–Frontex Screening Toolbox, which, we understand includes a vulnerability checklist and some information about indications of statelessness (though the toolbox is not publicly available) A dedicated EUAA factsheet on statelessness in the context of international protection Remaining gaps include a lack of clarity on the extent to which FRONTEX operational staff receive training on statelessness and if all actors responsible for screening will have access to EUAA tools. Further efforts are also needed to ensure that statelessness is systematically mainstreamed across all relevant tools, training and operational guidance relating to vulnerability identification and referral and that frontline actors have access to and effectively use these tools. The Pact requirement that Member States establish independent monitoring mechanisms overseeing screening and the asylum border procedure are particularly relevant to oversee implementation of the statelessness provisions. The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) has developed a common methodological tool providing practical guidance on how to do this monitoring, which includes references to statelessness in screening and border procedures. It is unclear to what extent the EUAA Monitoring Mechanism, which assess compliance with the Common European Asylum System, and national quality assurance processes, include a focus on statelessnessrelated rights and obligations. national Level implementation ENS has been monitoring implementation through ongoing engagement with EU agencies, the Commission, and our network of members working in all EU+ countries. In May 2026, we surveyed our members on progress towards implementation of the statelessness provisions in the Pact. We received responses covering 13 EU+ countries.1 While not exhaustive, the survey results highlight some emerging trends and persistent gaps. In all 13 countries, attention to statelessness in preparations for Pact implementation has been limited. In most countries, national implementation plans (NIPs) do not adequately address the statelessness provisions. Of 15 publicly available NIPs reviewed by ENS, only three substantively refer to the statelessness provisions. The plans that do mention statelessness usually only do so in reference to obligations without setting out how these will be implemented in practice. In a third of countries for which we received survey responses, NIPs are not yet public, raising concerns about transparency, oversight, and consultation. The transposition of Pact instruments into national law remains ongoing in most countries, with the majority reporting that some legislation is still in draft, review, or pre-adoption stages. Where We received responses from ENS members working in the following countries: Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Greece, Ireland, Malta Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and Sweden. 1