EU interior ministers meet to discuss an agreement on asylum

EU interior ministers gathered in Brussels on Monday for a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council.

They mainly discuss an agreement on the Annual Solidarity Pool, a system designed to fairly distribute responsibilities in the asylum system among EU member states. EU countries are expected to approve a significant tightening of Europe's immigration policy, including endorsing the concept of setting up "return hubs" for migrants outside the 27-nation bloc. Interior ministers meeting in Brussels will vote for the first time on a series of measures presented this year by the bloc's executive to more strictly regulate the arrival and return of migrants.