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Pakistani migrants in Kos, Greece (Photo: iom.int)

EU to fast-track migrant deportations

EU ministers are coming up with plans on how to best to use the deportation of failed asylum seekers as a deterrent for others.

A leaked paper from the Council, representing EU member states, says some €800 million will be set aside on larger efforts to remove people without the proper paper work from the EU back to their home countries.

"The EU and its member states must ...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Pakistani migrants in Kos, Greece (Photo: iom.int)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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