EU reaches ‘landmark’ agreement on asylum reform but deal still faces challenge of ratification
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By Alex Hardie and Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to “thoroughly overhaul” its laws on asylum and migration, a move being hailed as a landmark but which could face challenges when each member state comes to approve it.
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By Alex Hardie and Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to “thoroughly overhaul” its laws on asylum and migration, a move being hailed as a landmark but which could face challenges when each member state comes to approve it.
The European Council and European Parliament have reached a political agreement that “will thoroughly overhaul the EU’s legal framework on asylum and migration,” the EU Council said in a statement on Wednesday.
The EU on Wednesday agreed to an overhaul of its asylum laws that includes more border detention centres and speedier deportations, prompting migrant charities to slam the changes as "dangerous" and…
The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a landmark deal to deliver on promises to reform the 27-country bloc's rules on asylum and migration, the two bodies said Wednesday.
EU officials have hailed a "landmark" agreement as the bloc moves to tighten asylum and migration rules. But rights groups say it will create a "cruel system."
