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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

European ministers to discuss sending rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs

Alain Berset wearing a dark suit
Alain Berset, the secretary general of the Council of Europe, said the discussion about hubs would take place at a multilateral level. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

European ministers will this week discuss plans to send thousands of rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs, the head of the continent’s human rights body has told the Guardian.

Alain Berset, the secretary general of the Council of Europe, said discussions about the removal of people who arrived in Europe by irregular routes would take place “at a multilateral level” at a meeting in Moldova on Friday.

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