Afghanistan, May 13 -- European Union ministers will meet in Moldova this week to discuss a proposal to transfer rejected migrants and asylum seekers to special processing centers in third countries, amid growing political pressure across Europe to tighten migration policies.
Alain Berset, president of the Council of Europe, told Britain's Guardian newspaper on Tuesday that the issue of "return hubs" had become a major topic in European migration discussions. He said migrants expelled from Europe must remain protected under the European Convention on Human Rights.
"This discussion on transfer centers is an important issue," Berset said, adding that several European countries had already explored similar policies individually before the is...