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EU Reaches Deal to Speed Returns of Migrants Without Legal Right to Stay
The agreement aims to raise the enforcement rate of deportation orders, which stood at 27 percent last year and 24 percent the year before. Critics question the fairness of proposed return hubs and deals with third countries.
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The EU Parliament and EU Council reached a provisional agreement on June 12 to simplify and speed up the return of migrants staying in the bloc unlawfully. The deal targets the low enforcement of existing deportation orders. Enforcement stood at 27 percent last year and 24 percent the previous year.
Backers of the agreement argue that faster returns are needed to address those figures. Critics say governments are responding to pressure from rising populist forces across the EU. Opponents have also questioned the nature of EU agreements with third countries and the workability of proposed return hubs for migrants.
The program was prepared by Perrine Desplats, Oihana Almandoz and Isabelle Romero.
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