The European Union unveiled Wednesday a major overhaul of its asylum rules, hoping that more countries will be prepared to share responsibility for people landing on Europe’s shores seeking sanctuary or better lives.'
will finally be prepared to share responsibility for people landing on Europe’s shores seeking sanctuary or better lives.most of them refugees fleeing conflict in Syria, sparked one of the EU’s biggest political crises. The bloc, which now numbers 27 nations following Britain's departure earlier this year, has been riven by disputes over who should take responsibility for them, and whether every member state, including those with limited or no sea access, should be obliged to help.
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