BRUSSELS The EU migration pact could help member states prevent "hostile actors" from using migrants and refugees to put pressure on them, the bloc's rights agency said on July 23. Some countries outside the European Union have repeatedly funneled migrants and refugees to the bloc's external borders to put pressure on the EU, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights ( FRA ) said in a paper on the topic. The EU migration pact is due to come into force in mid-2026 and would allow