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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU moves closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers

An Italian navy ship carrying people to Albania as part of a 2024 deal between the two countries.
An Italian navy ship carrying people to Albania as part of a 2024 deal between the two countries. Photograph: Florion Goga/Reuters

The EU has moved closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers, after centre-right and far-right MEPs united for tougher migration policies.

MEPs voted for legal changes that will give authorities more options to deport asylum seekers, including sending people to countries they have never been to.

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