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BRUSSELS: The EU on Wednesday (Dec 20) agreed to an overhaul of its asylum system that features extra border detention centres and speedier deportations, prompting migrant charities to slam the modifications as “harmful”.<\/p>\n
However EU governments, officers and MEPs hailed the preliminary accord on the bloc’s new pact on asylum and migration as “historic”, saying it up to date procedures to deal with rising irregular arrivals whereas sustaining respect for human rights.<\/p>\n
The legislative reform reached after prolonged negotiations between EU member international locations and bloc lawmakers, has but to be formally adopted by the European Council and European Parliament.<\/p>\n
That’s anticipated to be accomplished earlier than June 2024, when EU elections will resolve the subsequent parliament.<\/p>\n
Nationalist, anti-immigrant events are forecast to win extra seats within the parliament, reflecting a tougher stance amongst EU voters fighting a excessive price of residing.<\/p>\n
European Fee chief Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the “historic” settlement on “a good and pragmatic method to managing migration”.<\/p>\n
Many EU international locations, together with France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands additionally hailed the accord.<\/p>\n
Italy’s inside minister, Matteo Piantedosi, known as the agreed reform a “nice success”, saying frontline international locations like his personal “now not really feel alone”.<\/p>\n
However Hungary – which objects to having to soak up irregular migrants or pay international locations that do – rejected the deal within the “strongest attainable phrases,” its overseas minister Peter Szijjarto stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n