Ireland may help EU in expelling refugees

Ireland is considering contributing personnel to help cope with the mammoth task of sorting and relocating asylum-seekers from camps in Greece and Italy to other member states.

The reinforcing of Frontex, the EU’s border agency, measures to ensure countries expel refugees not qualifying for asylum and that they register all third-country nationals that cross into the EU were agreed by justice ministers yesterday.

They defended their approach with Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg justice minister, who chaired the meeting, saying strengthening borders and returning those who were not entitled to asylum was part of the fight against illegal migration.