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Clashes expected at EU summit as migration ‘return hubs’ top agenda
Plans for processing asylum claims offshore gain traction among leaders unnerved by rise of far right
European leaders are expected to clash over the controversial idea of processing asylum seekers offshore at a summit dominated by plans to toughen up EU migration policy.
Plans for the offshore processing of asylum claims or vaguely defined “return hubs” in non-EU countries have gained traction in recent weeks, after large gains for the far right in European elections in June unnerved mainstream leaders across the continent.
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