US EditionEU signs off on landmark migration and asylum policy reforms
- The New Pact on Migration and Asylum was approved by the 27-nation EU's economy ministers, after over eight years of work on handling unauthorized entries to Europe.
- This pact consists of 10 legislative sections, totaling over 1,500 pages.
- Despite approval, Hungary and Poland, known for opposing hosting or supporting migrants, voted against the package.
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Montreal GazetteEU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes
BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Union nations endorsed on Tuesday sweeping reforms to the bloc's moribund asylum system as campaigning heats up for Europe-wide elections next month, with migration expected to be an important issue.
EU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations have officially endorsed a major overhaul of the bloc’s failed asylum system. Tuesday’s move wraps up years of work and comes just as campaigning for next month’s Europe-wide elections gathers pace. Migration could be an important issue. The New Pact on Migration and Asylum lays out rules for handling people trying to enter Europe without authorization, from how to screen them…
Last European green light for all the texts that constitute the new Migration and Asylum Pact. All ten legislative acts that make up the set of new regulations were approved by a majority by the EU Council at the Ecofin meeting.
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