(Kathimerini) Minister of Migration and Asylum Makis Voridis has called for a more effective return system for third-country nationals residing illegally in the EU, emphasizing that without deportations, migration policy becomes “meaningless.”
Briefing a parliamentary committee, Voridis presented the European Commission’s proposed regulation to establish a common EU return framework. The plan includes updating the 2008 Return Directive and incorporating key EU proposals to streamline deportation procedures.
A central feature is the introduction of a European return order, whereby a deportation decision in one member state would be recognized EU-wide.
