1. Member States shall have national strategies in place that establish a strategic approach to ensure they have the capacity to effectively implement their asylum and migration management system, in full compliance with their obligations under Union and international law, taking into account their specific situation, in particular their geographical location.

When establishing their national strategies, Member States may consult the Commission and relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies, in particular the Asylum Agency, as well as local and regional authorities, as appropriate and in accordance with national law. Those strategies shall include at least:

(a) preventive measures to reduce the risk of migratory pressure and contingency planning, taking into account the contingency planning pursuant to Regulations (EU) 2019/1896Frontex Regulation and (EU) 2021/2303European Union Agency for Asylum Regulation and Directive (EU) 2024/1346Reception Directive and the reports of the Commission issued pursuant to Recommendation (EU) 2020/1366 Preparedness and Management of Crises Recommendation;

(b) information on how the principles set out in this Part are implemented by Member States and on how legal obligations stemming therefrom are fulfilled at national level;

(c) information on how the results of the monitoring undertaken by the Asylum Agency and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and the evaluation carried out in accordance with Council Regulation (EU) 2022/922Schengen Evaluation Regulation as well as of the monitoring carried out in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1356Screening Regulation have been taken into account.

2. The national strategies shall take into account other relevant strategies and existing support measures, in particular support measures under Regulations (EU) 2021/1147Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund Regulation and (EU) 2021/2303European Union Agency for Asylum Regulation, and be consistent with and complementary to the national strategies for European integrated border management established in accordance with Article 8(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896Frontex Regulation.

3. Member States shall transmit their national asylum and migration management strategies to the Commission six months before the adoption of the Strategy referred to in Article 8.

4. Financial and operational support by the Union, including operational support from its bodies, offices and agencies, for the fulfilment of the obligations shall be provided in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2019/1896European Border and Coast Guard Regulation, (EU) 2021/1147Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund Regulation, (EU) 2021/2303European Union Agency for Asylum Regulation and, where relevant, (EU) 2021/1148Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy Regulation.

5. The Commission shall monitor and provide information on the migratory situation through regular reports based on data and information provided by the European External Action Service, the Asylum Agency, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Europol and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and in particular the information gathered pursuant to Recommendation (EU) 2020/1366 Preparedness and Management of Crises Recommendation and within the framework of the EU Migration Preparedness and Crisis Management Mechanism Network and, where necessary, information provided by Member States.

6. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a template to be used by Member States to ensure that their national strategies are comparable on specific core elements, such as contingency planning. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 77(2).