Five European Countries Want to Open 'Return Centre' for Migrants Outside the EU
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Denmark, Greece, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands supported the initiative during a meeting in Copenhagen.
Austria, Germany, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands announced today Friday their intention to reach an agreement during the current year with a State outside the European Union to establish centres for the return of migrants without legal residence, as part of European endeavours to curb irregular migration.
By the end of the year there will be contracts with suitable partner countries, says Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. Rwanda is regarded as a favorite.
Five European countries plan to sign agreements this year on sending migrants without the right to legal residence to countries outside the European Union, it was announced at a meeting hosted by Denmark on Friday.
Migrants illegally located in some states could be transferred to organised centres in countries outside the European Union. Five EU Member States are preparing a mechanism to send people to so-called "return centres".
European Parliament approved immigration reform in June to speed up deportations and set up centres outside the European Union
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