28-01-2016 21:31 via news.yahoo.com

Dutch suggest EU send migrants straight back to Turkey as more arrive without case for asylum

By Gabriela Baczynska and Thomas Escritt BRUSSELS/THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands floated an idea on Thursday to ferry migrants reaching Greece straight back to Turkey to stop a relentless influx into the European Union as EU officials cited a rise in the numbers of those who would not qualify for asylum. The 28-nation bloc has all but failed to curb or control the influx of asylum seekers from the Middle East and Africa, more than one million of whom arrived in Europe last year, mainly vi
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