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Agreement after months of negotiation (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

EU agrees new five-year asylum programme

After months of negotiation, EU leaders on Friday agreed a new five-year programme for closer co-operation in asylum and migration policy.

Under the so-called Hague Programme, a common asylum policy is foreseen by 2010.

From next year, all decisions in this area, which includes border controls, illegal immigration and asylum, will be taken by majority voting.

Legal immigration will remain as an exception to this rule.

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Agreement after months of negotiation (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

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