A political agreement on the EU-wide asylum reforms was finally reached on Wednesday (20 December), following years of debates.
While hailed as a major breakthrough by some observers, the five bills that make up the core of the pact on migration and asylum have also drawn intense criticism from rights defenders.
"Moria is the reason we are developing this system," Margaritis Schinas, vice-president of the European Commission, told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday.
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Already a member? Login hereNikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.