After years of impasse, the new migration rules allow us to regain control over our external borders and reduce pressure on the EU. State authorities, not smugglers, have to decide who enters the European Union. - Manfred Weber, head of the biggest political group in the European Parliament.
The reform largely retains the first EU country responsibility rule for asylum-seekers while introducing a 'solidarity mechanism' for all EU countries to help front-line states in times of high asylum pressures.
NGOs and migrant charities oppose the reform's provision of creating border facilities to house asylum-seekers and send back those deemed ineligible, fearing systematic detentions.
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