EU Agrees New Rules on Hosting Migrants, Seeks to Cut Numbers
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FILE - Migrants of African origin are crammed on board of a small boat as Tunisian coast guards prepare to transfer them onto their vessel, at sea between Tunisia and Italy, Aug. 10, 2023. FILE - European Union flags wave in the wind as pedestrians walk by EU headquarters in Brussels, on Sept. 20, 2023.
The European Union reached agreement early on Wednesday on new rules designed to share out the cost and work of hosting migrants more evenly and to limit the numbers of people coming in.
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