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EU seeks to speed up expulsion of unwanted migrants after terror attacks

German police officers stop a car near Forst, eastern Germany, on 11 October 2023, during a patrol near the border with Poland. © AFP / JENS SCHLUETER

Ministers from across the European Union said on Thursday that member states must expel migrants and asylum-seekers who are deemed a security risk more quickly, after recent deadly attacks in France and Belgium revived fears of Islamist terrorism in Europe.

Interior and justice ministers met in Luxembourg to discuss what steps to take following a stabbing in France and a shooting in Belgium, at a time of heightened security concerns linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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