EU moves closer to backing 'return hubs' for migrants: A right-wing turn on asylum policy

france24.com

EU member states have backed a hardening of migration policy, endorsing the controversial idea of “return hubs” beyond EU borders to process asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected. This as a key EU Migration and Asylum Pact is set to come into effect in June. We ask why this more hardline approach is taking shape, and what our guests think of the “hubs” concept.