Netherlands seeks opt-out from EU asylum rules

THE HAGUE, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Netherlands has formally requested an opt-out from the European Union (EU)'s asylum rules, Dutch Minister of Asylum and Migration Marjolein Faber said Wednesday.

"I just informed the EU Commission that I want a migration opt-out within Europe for the Netherlands. We need to be in charge of our own asylum policy again!" Faber said in a post on the social media platform X.