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New rules will allow EU states to deny people entry at the border in times of crisis (Photo: Telegram)

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MEPs set to rubber-stamp new restrictive phase of EU asylum

The European Parliament on Wednesday (10 April) is set to rubber stamp a new internal EU management system on asylum.

Years in the making, the overhaul has been described as a game-changer by EU institutions determined to reach an agreement ahead of the June European elections.

But big challenges lay ahead in terms of implementation, financing, and political will. All three are unpredictable, casting a long shadow over reforms that are inherently designed

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Nikolaj 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.

New rules will allow EU states to deny people entry at the border in times of crisis (Photo: Telegram)

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Nikolaj 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.

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