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The pact's measures are due to come into force in 2026, after the European Commission sets out in the coming months how it would be enacted. EPA
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Human rights activists protest outside the European Parliament ahead of a vote on the Pact on Asylum and Migration in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters
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Demonstrators protest out the European Parliament. Reuters
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A woman waves a flag in support of refugees in Brussels. Reuters
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Despite opposition from far-right and far-left parties, the parliament passed the new migration and asylum pact, enshrining a difficult overhaul nearly a decade in the making. Reuters
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Migrant charities slammed the pact, which includes building border centres to hold asylum seekers and sending some to outside 'safe' countries. Reuters
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The vote was initially disrupted by protesters. Reuters
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The pact's measures are due to come into force in 2026, after the European Commission sets out in the coming months how it would be enacted. EPA
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Human rights activists protest outside the European Parliament ahead of a vote on the Pact on Asylum and Migration in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters
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Demonstrators protest out the European Parliament. Reuters
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A woman waves a flag in support of refugees in Brussels. Reuters
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Despite opposition from far-right and far-left parties, the parliament passed the new migration and asylum pact, enshrining a difficult overhaul nearly a decade in the making. Reuters
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Migrant charities slammed the pact, which includes building border centres to hold asylum seekers and sending some to outside 'safe' countries. Reuters
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The vote was initially disrupted by protesters. Reuters
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The pact's measures are due to come into force in 2026, after the European Commission sets out in the coming months how it would be enacted. EPA
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