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EU lawmakers approve new tougher migrant policy
Key takeaways
- The EU is backing tougher migration policies that seek to ramp up deportations of failed asylum-seekers.
- EU lawmakers approved the changes to EU policy with 418 in favor to 218 against and 30 abstentions.
- The measures highlight the growth in anti-immigration sentiment across the EU, while also fuelling the rise of the far-right.
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The EU is backing tougher migration policies that seek to ramp up deportations of failed asylum-seekers. Under the new legislation, EU states can establish "return hubs."
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fa5m Lawmakers voted 418 to 218 in favour of a reform aimed at boosting deportations Image: Marcel Beloqui Evardone/SIPA/picture alliance Advertisement The European Parliament on Wednesday approved more stringent migration measures that grant member states wider-ranging powers to deport failed asylum-seekers.
EU lawmakers approved the changes to EU policy with 418 in favor to 218 against and 30 abstentions.
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