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9 EU countries want a new interpretation of European rights to ease deportations

9 EU countries want a new interpretation of European rights to ease deportations

Washington Post22-05-2025
ROME — Leaders of 9 European Union countries say they want a reinterpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights in order to better tackle irregular migration to the continent and increase deportations.
The leaders said in an open letter made public in Rome on Thursday that interpretations of the rights convention by the European Court of Human Rights have limited the flexibility of national governments and prevented them from expelling migrants who commit crimes.
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