EU implements new rules for all 27 member states on handling irregular migration and asylum seekers, marking a major policy shift.

EU adopts landmark asylum reform hardening border procedures, allowing member states to reduce protections for asylum-seekers. Rights groups warn humanitarian concerns are sidelined as public opinion hardens on migration.

The EU adopts a major immigration reform on Friday that allows member states to reduce protections for asylum-seekers, prompting rights groups to warn that humanitarian concerns are taking a back seat to politics.