EP calls for asylum procedures in third countries in EU election programme

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EP calls for asylum procedures in third countries in EU election programme

The PPE is taking a hard line in the EU election campaign against illegal migration. In the migration chapter of the election programme presented to the APA, asylum procedures and deportations to safe third countries are mentioned as a goal. This is to prevent people from embarking on the dangerous path to Europe, it says. The party wants to increase the budget, staff and competences of the EU border protection agency Frontex, the family allowan…