France to push for sweeping reform of EU asylum system

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said this week that France would support the reform of the EU's divisive asylum system when it takes over the rotating presidency in January, notably on the issue of harmonising asylum applications.

Speaking on Wednesday, Darmanin sais that asylum applications would be at the heart of the "new Pact on Migration and Asylum", which was tabled by the European Commission in Se