EU government ministers approved 10 legislative parts of The New Pact on Migration and Asylum. Mainstream political parties believe the pact resolves the issues that have divided member nations since well over 1 million migrants swept into Europe in 2015, most fleeing war in Syria and Iraq. They hope the system will starve the far right of vote-winning oxygen in the June 6-9 elections. Critics say the pact will let nations detain migrants at borders and fingerprint children. Some 3.5 million migrants arrived legally in Europe in 2023.

Source: Libya Today May 14, 2024 11:33 UTC