EU adopts historic new rules on asylum seekers

BRUSSELS, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) on Tuesday adopted a new set of rules aimed at easing the burden of member states on the frontline of migration.

The Pact is made up of ten new legislative acts, which will reform the entire European framework for asylum and migration management.

They include rules on the updated Eurodac database, and the regulations on screening, the asylum procedure,