SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration

EU interior ministers invited to Stockholm to address reasons for low return rates of irregular migrants

Brussels, 25/01/2023 (Agence Europe)

The interior ministers of the EU Member States will meet in Stockholm, on Thursday 26 January, for a meeting that will focus on how Member States can increase the rate of return of irregular migrants in the EU, which is estimated to be just 20% of return decisions in recent years.

While the Commission presented on 24 January a new operational strategy to boost cooperation with third countries and strengthen Member States’ capacities (see EUROPE B13106A8), an entire session will be...