08 June 2023, Lower Saxony, Hanover: ILLUSTRATION - The shadow of a ballpoint pen is drawn on a written asylum application from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) (posed scene). A reform of the EU asylum system has been in the works for years. At a meeting of EU interior ministers, an agreement is sought on central points of the reform of the common European asylum system that has been planned for years. Specifically, the meeting will discuss the EU Commission's proposals for a regulation on asylum and migration management and for an asylum procedure regulation. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa