EU capitals make breakthrough on key element of asylum reform
Oct 05, 2023
Brussels [Belgium], October 5: EU capitals have overcome their differences on asylum rules for crisis situations, the Spanish EU presidency announced on Wednesday, allowing negotiations to progress on a long-sought overhaul of the bloc's migration policy.
"EU ambassadors have reached an agreement on the regulation addressing situations of crisis and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum," the Spanish presidency wrote on X. The issue had emerged as a stumbling bloc as EU member states sought to find a common position to take into negotiations with the European Parliament. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the breakthrough as a "game changer" that could help deliver the far-reaching asylum reform package.
Source: Qatar Tribune
