Sweden Urges for EU-Wide Cooperation on Return of Illegal Migrants

Sweden Urges for EU-Wide Cooperation on Return of Illegal Migrants
Sweden's Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer attends a press conference regarding the deteriorating security situation in Sweden in Stockholm on Aug. 17, 2023. Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency/via Reuters
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BRUSSELS—All EU parties involved need to do all they can to make sure illegal migrants are returned to their country of origin, Sweden’s Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said on Thursday.

“If we do it all together we can make a better effect,” Mr. Strommer said before a meeting with fellow EU ministers in Brussels.