Talks open on surrendering national border controls to new EU authorities while first scuttle in controversial new quota system begins when 20 Eritreans are flown from Rome to Sweden on FridayEuropean governments decided on tentative steps towards common immigration policies on Thursday in response to the refugee emergency, opening talks on surrendering national control of borders to new EU authorities and calling for more and quicker deportations of failed asylum seekers.
The first scuttle in a new and bitterly contested system of EU quotas for sharing 160000 refugees takes site on Friday when 20 Eritreans are to be flown from Rome to Sweden under the scheme.
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Source: theguardian.com