The issue of deporting irregular migrants from the EU was discussed at the Council of Interior Ministers

The question of the return of irregular migrants from the European Union to countries of origin or transit was discussed at the Council of Ministers of the Interior of the EU, which met today in Luxembourg. During a working lunch, EU interior ministers explored “innovative solutions” to effectively deport migrants who do not have the right to stay in the EU. Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson, at a press conference shortly after the end of the Council, said that there is no official proposal for refunds, neither from the Commission, nor from any country. “There is an ongoing discussion about how we can increase returns. It is an important discussion that we had today during the working lunch and it is an issue that President von der Leyen has included in the guidelines of the new Commission,” Ylva Johansson said, noting that the discussion has not yet gone into detail. He also underlined that the new Pact on Migration and Asylum that will enter into force in […]
Source: News Beast

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