EU justice and home affairs ministers on Tuesday reached political agreement on one of the two key texts setting out common rules on asylum - a law setting out the criteria for refugee status in the EU.
The directive also sets out the minimum rights and benefits for those who get refugee status.
Agreement on this directive before the 1 May deadline was possible after the recent approval of a new immigration la...
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