Five EU countries push to launch an offshore migrant return hub deal by Jan 1, aiming to send rejected asylum seekers outside the bloc.

On 4 September Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands meet to discuss progress on plans to deport people to so-called “return hubs”.

Five European Union countries are seeking a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host a "return hub" for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a targeted…