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EU countries and lawmakers reached an agreement on Wednesday on an overhaul of the bloc's laws on handling asylum-seekers and migrants, officials said. The reform includes speedier vetting of irregular arrivals, creating border detention centres, accelerated deportation for rejected asylum applicants and a solidarity mechanism to take pressure off southern countries experiencing big inflows. Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen …
