The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, backs centre-right European People's Party (EPP) proposals to offshore asylum abroad — in what appears to mimic a controversial UK plan to send people to Rwanda.
"We have to lower the number of arrivals," EPP leader Manfred Weber told a press conference in Bucharest on Wednesday (6 March), arguing that member states should be the ones deciding who enters the EU and not smugglers.
"This message is important for our po...
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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.