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EU reaches agreement on reforming bloc's migration laws

Speedier vetting of arrivals, detention centres, deportations

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(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. (ANSA-AFP).
   

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