The European Union’s newly implemented asylum and migration system experienced a significant disruption on its first day of operation. Eurodac, the database designed to facilitate the exchange of asylum seeker information between EU member states, suffered a technical failure following an update Friday morning. The Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) confirmed the outage. This system is crucial for identifying asylum applicants and preventing multiple applications across different countries. The malfunction hinders the immediate sharing of vital data, potentially impacting the processing of asylum claims. Authorities are working to resolve the issue and restore full functionality to the system as quickly as possible. The timing of the failure raises concerns about the smooth implementation of the wider migration pact.