(ANSA-AFP) - BRUSSELS, DEC 20 - EU countries and lawmakers
reached an agreement Wednesday on an overhaul of the bloc's laws
on handling asylum-seekers and migrants, European Commission
Vice President Margaritis Schinas said. The reform includes
speedier vetting of irregular arrivals, creating border
detention centres, accelerated deportation for rejected asylum
applicants, and a solidarity mechanism to take pressure off
southern countries experiencing big inflows.
EU reaches agreement on reforming bloc's migration laws
Speedier vetting of arrivals, detention centres, deportations