European Commissioner
Swift return of irregular migrants to help promote legal migration: European Commissioner
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson has said sending the irregular migrants back to the country of origin swiftly from the European countries will help manage migration safely together moving away from irregular to regular.
“It is important that those who arrive irregularly should be sent back swiftly to the country of origin - Bangladesh - to really show that this is not the way to come to the European countries,” she told UNB while responding to a question.
EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley accompanied the European Commissioner during the interview here on Friday.
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Johansson, also a former Minister for Employment and Integration of Sweden, said the cooperation on return has really increased and deepened in recent times with immediate reaction as the member states now say they are ready to open for more labour migration and more legal pathways.
She said it is important to say that irregular migration cannot be stopped fully without making better opportunities through legal ways.
The European Commissioner said there are many things they can do together including efforts to give the right information to the people about the risk of irregular arrivals in Europe.
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