Protests as EU overhauls refugee and migration policies - in pictures

  • Human rights activists protest outside the European Parliament ahead of a vote on the Pact on Asylum and Migration in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters
    Human rights activists protest outside the European Parliament ahead of a vote on the Pact on Asylum and Migration in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters
  • Demonstrators protest out the European Parliament. Reuters
    Demonstrators protest out the European Parliament. Reuters
  • A woman waves a flag in support of refugees in Brussels. Reuters
    A woman waves a flag in support of refugees in Brussels. Reuters
  • 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
    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
  • Migrant charities slammed the pact, which includes building border centres to hold asylum seekers and sending some to outside 'safe' countries. Reuters
    Migrant charities slammed the pact, which includes building border centres to hold asylum seekers and sending some to outside 'safe' countries. Reuters
  • The vote was initially disrupted by protesters. Reuters
    The vote was initially disrupted by protesters. Reuters
  • 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
    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