Brussels, April 16 -- The European Commission on Wednesday proposed speeding up certain aspects of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum by introducing key measures.

One of the main steps includes creating the first EU list of safe countries of origin, which includes India, Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.

In a release, the European Commission said, "Today, the Commission is proposing to accelerate the implementation of certain aspects of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, adopted last year and due to enter into application in June 2026. The Commission is proposing to frontload two key elements of the Asylum Procedure Regulation with the aim of supporting Member States to process asylum claims faster and more effic...