Nineteen EU member states, including Greece, have urged the European Commission to adopt an even harsher anti-immigration stance by providing financial and diplomatic support for the creation of refugee detention centres outside the EU. In a letter to the Commission, they describe these facilities as “innovative solutions”, claiming that “important steps are being taken to strengthen EU asylum and migration legislation, which provides for innovative solutions such as safe third country arrangements and return hubs”. Διαβάστε εδώ ⇛