On Monday 16 September in Strasbourg, MEPs debated the consequences of the terrorist attack in Solingen, Germany on 23 August and ways of preventing such acts, as the title of the debate explained, by stepping up the fight against illegal migration and increasing returns.
The perpetrator of the attack that killed three people was a Syrian national, suspected of having links with the Syrian state, who was due to be sent back to Bulgaria.
During the debate, the outgoing Commissioner for...