EU agrees to asylum processing sites on its soil

Reuters

Published Jun 29, 2018 12:10AM ET

EU agrees to asylum processing sites on its soil

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on Friday to set up joint asylum processing sites and restrict migrants' moves with the bloc, responding to concerns from Rome and Berlin at a hard-fought summit.

"All the measures in the context of these controlled centres, including relocation and resettlement, will be on a voluntary basis," said the leaders' joint statement, agreed after nine hours of negotiations.