EU Interior Ministers Approve Legislation Allowing Deportation Centres Outside Bloc

European Union interior ministers on Thursday approved new legislation to expand migrant deportations, providing a legal basis for centres outside the bloc.

The legislation opens a legal route for establishing such facilities beyond EU territory as part of efforts to broaden deportation operations.

Its approval comes as talks led by five European countries advance on putting the project into practice.

The summary provided did not identify the countries involved or possible locations for the centres. It also gave no timetable for their establishment.