On Wednesday 12 September, as part of its package of initiatives on migration (see EUROPE 12094), the European Commission proposed a targeted review of the “returns” directive, in particular to allow expedited procedures at borders, in this case quicker return procedures for persons whose request for asylum has failed, explained European Commissioner for Migrations Dimitris Avramopoulos.
This, to be precise, is a matter of amending the “returns” directive which took effect in 2010. ...