EU makes migration deal in crunch talks
BRUSSELS – European Union leaders have reached an agreement on migration after nearly 10 hours of talks at a summit.
Italy – the entry point of thousands of migrants, mainly from Africa – had threatened to veto the conclusions of the group’s entire agenda if it did not receive help on the issue.
Talks continued into the early hours of Friday before a compromise was reached.
Leaders said that new migrant centers could be set up in EU countries on a “voluntary” basis.
These centers would process migrants to determine which are genuine refugees and which are “irregular migrants, who will be returned,” the text of their agreement said. (