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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam McNeil

EU officials meet to strengthen border agency as activists sue over alleged migrant abuses

Migration Border Agency - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

European Union officials met Thursday to strengthen border controls and curb migration as activists presented new evidence they say shows the bloc's border agency provides surveillance data to Libya's coast guard to intercept migrants at sea.

Home affairs ministers from the EU's 27 countries gathered in Luxembourg to discuss border surveillance and other policies, including setting up “ return hubs ” in third countries and efforts to increase deportations across the bloc.

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