EU migration overhaul sparks human rights concerns
by editors@theworld.org (Orla Barry) from The World: Latest Stories on (#76DJ8)
The European Union is rolling out the biggest overhaul of its asylum system in years. The reforms are designed to speed up asylum decisions and tighten controls at the bloc's external borders. On Wednesday the EU parliament also backed plans that could allow deportation centers to be set up outside the bloc. Human rights advocates fear the new rules could make it harder for people fleeing persecution to find protection. The World's Europe Correspondent Orla Barry reports from Madrid.