EU countries reach migration deal after years of gridlock
- EU countries agreed to a "crisis regulation" to overhaul asylum rules and respond to large migrant influxes.
- The deal allows for processing centers at EU borders and detaining asylum seekers until claims assessed.
- EU ambassadors resolved a Italy-Germany dispute over rescuing migrants at sea.
- The agreement aims to finalize the New Pact on Asylum and Migration before EU elections in June.
- Some European countries still oppose hosting refugees, raising human rights concerns.