EU tightens migration rules with plan for offshore ‘return hubs’

EU states backed tougher migration rules on Monday, including plans for “return hubs” outside the bloc, as governments seek to blunt far-right gains. Interior ministers in Brussels will vote on proposals to tighten controls on migrant arrivals and accelerate returns, the first test of measures issued this year.

EU tightens migration rules with plan for offshore ‘return hubs’
EU states backed tougher migration rules on Monday, including plans for “return hubs” outside the bloc, as governments seek to blunt far-right gains. Interior ministers in Brussels will vote on proposals to tighten controls on migrant arrivals and accelerate returns, the first test of measures issued this year.