The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted sweeping reforms of the European Union's migration and asylum laws, intended to strengthen borders and make the bloc's 27 member states share responsibility. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the reforms will "secure European borders" while "ensuring the protection of the fundamental rights" of migrants. Several of the 10 legal texts approved on Wednesday passed only by narrow margins, with opposition to the reforms coming from b
The parliament's main political groups overcame opposition from far-right and far-left parties to pass the new migration and asylum pact enshrining a difficult overhaul nearly a decade in the making.
The EU parliament on Wednesday adopted a sweeping reform of Europes asylum policies that will both harden border procedures and force all the blocs 27 nations to share responsibility. The parliaments main political groups overcame opposition from far-right and far-left parties to ..
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