EU parliament approves migration system revamp ahead of bloc's election


FILE PHOTO: The European Union's Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson speaks during a conference in the Migration Ministry in Athens, Greece, January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European lawmakers on Wednesday approved a revamped migration system that the pro-EU political centre promises would reduce irregular arrivals as it seeks to stem gains by the far right ahead of the bloc's parliamentary election in June.

It aims to cut the times for security and asylum procedures at external EU borders, and increase returns to reduce unwanted immigration from the Middle East and Africa, a high priority on the bloc's agenda.

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