Finland has started examining the creation of a return hub outside the European Union together with other Nordic countries after EU member states and the European Parliament approved new rules aimed at strengthening migrant returns. Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said the Finnish government has launched preliminary work on the proposal, which would allow rejected asylum seekers and people staying illegally in the EU to be transferred to facilities located outside the bloc.

The new migration law approved on Monday allows EU countries to establish return centres outside the bloc. But critics warn it could lead to human rights violations, while…

The Nordic countries may set up a joint return hub outside the EU, the Finnish interior minister announced in Luxemburg.

Finland has started examining the creation of a return hub outside the European Union together with other Nordic countries after EU member states and the European Parliament…