The Interior Ministers of the EU Member States approved, on Friday 7 June in Luxembourg, a tightening of the ‘Returns’ Directive, which will in particular allow longer detention periods for persons subject to a return decision who are a potential flight risk (see EUROPE B12095A13). The Ministers approved a partial general approach, as requested by the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council, because not all elements related to border procedures have yet been settled (this procedure is part...