Major overhaul of EU asylum policy approved by European Parliament

The pact seeks to introduce more burden sharing to help southern EU countries that have traditionally borne the brunt of the numbers of asylum seekers arriving into Europe.

The Left and Green groupings opposed the measures as a step backwards, while the far-right opposed it as it did not go far enough. Sophie in ‘t Veld, a Renew MEP from the Netherlands, said while she would be supporting most of the package, there were “very justified doubts and concerns” about some elements. “You see on my face I’m not jubilant, I’m not going to open a bottle of champagne after this,” she said.

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