The article discusses the EU's migration policy, which reacts to new threats and challenges of our time migration crisis. The aggravation of the migratory crisis in Europe, accompanied by many thousands of illegally crossing the borders of the EU, the death of migrants in distress in the Mediterranean Sea while attempting to reach European shores, as well as changes in the asylum system is a hot topic of research. The authors studied the decision taken by the EU institutions and documents, as well as analyzes the joint action of the EU member countries in dealing with the current migration problems.