After years of negotiations, the EU has reached a new agreement on how to handle migrants and asylum-seekers. The goal was to get this done before elections next summer. Several EU nations have elected right-wing governments at least partly in response to concerns about immigration.
After overnight talks, visibly exhausted EU lawmakers emerged expressing relief that agreement was found “on the core political elements” of the Pact on Asylum and Migration — a major overhaul of rules that many hope will address the challenges posed by migrant arrivals over the last decade.
“It’s truly a historic day,” said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, flanked by lawmakers responsible for the key parts of the agreement. With migration likely to be a hot campaign issue ahead of EU elections next June, Metsola said, it was vital to make a breakthrough.
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