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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

European ministers discuss stronger border controls and fast-track migrant returns

Germany Politics - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

European interior ministers held talks on Saturday to strengthen border controls, improve emergency response times and establish fast-track procedures for returning some migrants.

The gathering of 17 ministers from the European Union and Britain comes as the 27-member bloc works to strengthen migration controls following the implementation in June of a migration and asylum pact.

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