On 4 October, the EU and Afghanistan finalised an agreement on speeding up the return of qualified migrants, economic migrants and migrants not eligible for protection from the member states. The agreement results from six months of talks, explained Natasha Bertaud, an EU spokesperson for migration, on Wednesday 5 October, denying reports by a number of NGOs that the agreement had been concocted behind closed doors.
Last week, the website Statewatch published European Commission...