EU Struggles to Update Asylum Laws Despite Urgency

The EU has been trying to reform its asylum rules through the New Pact on Migration and Asylum for 3 years but facing obstacles.
The crisis regulation on handling unexpected migrant influxes is a key sticking point in negotiations.
The pact must be fully agreed by February for implementation before EU elections in June.
Nationalist governments in Hungary and Poland are resistant to parts of the plan.
Germany recently expressed alarm over rising asylum claims and will increase border controls.