Life-jackets are stored aboard the Aurora rescue ship of German NGO Sea-Watch that operates in the Mediterranean Sea. AFP
EU countries and lawmakers reached an agreement Wednesday on an overhaul of the bloc's laws on handling asylum-seekers and migrants, officials 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.Spain, which chaired the...
