Applying the statelessness provisions in the EU Pact on Migration & Asylum - - May 2026 Identify current and future gaps on the protection of stateless persons within Pact implementation, and where relevant, challenge Member States and EU bodies through advocacy to act in addressing such gaps Work with ENS and its members to develop specialist tools and resources to support implementation of the statelessness provisions, including toolkits for the identification of statelessness, and other resources Effective implementation and application of the new statelessness provisions and improved protection for stateless applicants and beneficiaries of international protection will require the Commission, EU Agencies, and Member States to work closely together and with statelessness experts. This includes ENS and our members – particularly those with lived expertise – as well as UNHCR and others. This expertise must be channelled into monitoring and ensuring that the Pact’s statelessness provisions are fully applied in practice on the ground in all Member States. The perspectives of stateless individuals and community representatives must be central to this engagement and should be sought out by all stakeholders when devising regional and national implementation strategies. We stand ready to support this process to ensure that this welcome progress on paper turns into action on the ground to improve the identification and protection of stateless applicants and beneficiaries of international protection in Europe. For further information please contact: Nina Murray Head of Policy & Advocacy, European Network on Statelessness Nina.murray@statelessness.eu www.statelessness.eu