Friday, October 9, 2015

Migrant Crisis: EU Ministers Agree to Step Up Deportations and Beef Up Borders

 
EU governments have agreed to step up deportations of migrants deemed to be illegal.

Creating a border guard force has also been on the agenda at a meeting of interior ministers in Luxembourg.

It comes amid a surge in refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war.

“Guarding the external borders of the European Union is priority number one. That’s the most important recognition for today. And of course the activities to support Frontex (EU border agency) to increase its person (staff), this is most important too.”

Ministers also agreed to exert more “leverage” on African and other states to make them accept citizens who are refused entry to Europe.

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Source: Euronews

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