EU to propose quick deportation of failed asylum seekers, in new proposals to create common migration policy for the block.
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The EU has struggled to agree a common migration policy since 2016. Border states like Italy and Greece complain that the Dublin rule under which asylum seekers must lodge a claim in the first country they arrive in places a disproportionate burden on them.
In the meantime the Greek Islands have been in a situation of permanent emergency, and the burning down of Moria camp that left over 12,000 people without food, sanitation, or shelter has highlighted the horrific conditions and spurred momentum to agree reform.
The past proposal of member states agreeing to accept a quota of refugees according to their size has been dropped as too divisive. Housing people in camps outside the EU while their asylum claims are processed has also been ditched as an idea.
So what's left? The new proposals will involve a tweak to the Dublin regulation while retaining it, compulsory support for border states, automatic deportation when asylum is rejected, and reforms such as time-limits in reception centres (an area where Ireland does very badly).
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