Member states and the European Parliament have struck a major deal to reform the bloc’s migration policy, sealing agreement on a vast array of subjects dealing with detention periods, racial profiling, unaccompanied minors, search-and-rescue operations and border surveillance. “I come from an island in the Mediterranean and I know what it means to say that we have delivered on the migration pact, probably the most important legislative aspect of our mandate. The day the EU reached a landmark agreement on a new set of rules to manage migration and asylum. I'm very proud that with the Migration & Asylum Pact, we have delivered and provided solutions. “The Migration Pact also falls short of concretely supporting states where people first arrive in Europe including Italy, Spain or Greece.

Source: Libya Today December 20, 2023 10:28 UTC