On Monday 13 September, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) submitted a report in which it considers that the European policy on the return and readmission of illegal immigrants in the EU has not been effective. The EU, which so far has 18 readmission agreements and six non-binding agreements in place, has also made insufficient progress in negotiating new readmission agreements with third countries over the 2015-2020 study period.
Paradoxically, the Court of Auditors also observes, on the...