European ministers to discuss sending rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs

Exclusive: Council of Europe to hold meeting in Moldova on Friday, with human rights body set to declare recognition of countries’ right to control borders Europe live – latest updates European ministers will this week discuss plans to send thousands of rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs, the head of the continent’s human rights body has told the Guardian. Alain Berset, the secretary general of the Council of Europe, said discussions about the removal of people who arrived in Eur...

By Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor