The Latest: Greece pledges to toughen asylum procedure

BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Latest on developments involving migrants to Europe (all times local):
2:25 p.m.
Greece’s government has promised to toughen the asylum application procedure for migrants and speed up deportations as authorities struggle to cope with a surge in new arrivals.
The draft legislation submitted to parliament and published Tuesday also calls for tougher criteria in assessing asylum applications and an expanded use of detention.
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