EU gives final approval to migration and asylum reform plan
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05/14/2024May 14, 2024
After years of debate, the EU is introducing new migration and asylum rules that include tougher borders and shared responsibility among the bloc's members.
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Southern European countries have for years complained that they were bearing heavier responsibility of receiving migrantsImage: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/picture alliance
The plan seeks tougher borders and shared responsibility of asylum seekers among the EU's members.
The reform, comprised of 10 pieces of legislation, was backed by a majority of the bloc's countries despite opposition from Hungary and Poland. The new rules come into effect from 2026.
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Southern European countries have for years complained that they were bearing heavier responsibility of receiving migrantsImage: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/picture alliance 
