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| Sweden to expel up to 80,000 failed asylum-seekers | Sweden to expel up to 80,000 failed asylum-seekers |
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| Sweden expects to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers whose applications have been rejected, the country's interior minister has announced. | Sweden expects to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers whose applications have been rejected, the country's interior minister has announced. |
| Anders Ygeman said that charter aircraft would be used to deport the migrants over several years. | Anders Ygeman said that charter aircraft would be used to deport the migrants over several years. |
| "We are talking about 60,000 people but the number could climb to 80,000," Mr Ygeman told Swedish media. | "We are talking about 60,000 people but the number could climb to 80,000," Mr Ygeman told Swedish media. |
| Some 163,000 migrants applied for asylum in Sweden in 2015, the highest per capita number in Europe. | Some 163,000 migrants applied for asylum in Sweden in 2015, the highest per capita number in Europe. |
| Of the approximately 58,800 cases processed last year, 55% were accepted. | Of the approximately 58,800 cases processed last year, 55% were accepted. |
| Schengen: Controversial EU free movement deal explained | |
| Migrants feel chill as Europe tightens frontier checks | |
| EU threatens Greece over border controls | |
| Earlier on Wednesday, Greece's government responded to allegations in a draft European Commission report that it had "seriously neglected" its obligations to control the external frontier of Europe's passport-free Schengen zone. | Earlier on Wednesday, Greece's government responded to allegations in a draft European Commission report that it had "seriously neglected" its obligations to control the external frontier of Europe's passport-free Schengen zone. |
| Greek government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili accused the Commission of "blame games" and said it had failed to act on a programme agreed last year to relocate tens of thousands of migrants and refugees stranded in Greece. | Greek government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili accused the Commission of "blame games" and said it had failed to act on a programme agreed last year to relocate tens of thousands of migrants and refugees stranded in Greece. |
| Which countries are in the Schengen zone? | |
| Europe is struggling to deal with a crisis that has seen tens of thousands more migrants arrive on Greek beaches, undeterred by cold wintry conditions. | |
| The UN says more than 46,000 people have arrived in Greece so far this year, with more than 170 people killed making the dangerous crossing. | |
| Sweden recently introduced temporary border checks in a bid to control the influx of people. Along with Germany, the Scandinavian country is is a prime destination for refugees and other migrants entering the EU illegally. | Sweden recently introduced temporary border checks in a bid to control the influx of people. Along with Germany, the Scandinavian country is is a prime destination for refugees and other migrants entering the EU illegally. |
| Where Europe is failing on migrants | |
| Sweden earlier this week became the latest of a number of European nations to see tensions over migrants heightened by violence. A 15-year-old asylum seeker was arrested in Molndal, near Gothenburg, after a 22-year-old asylum centre employee was stabbed to death. | Sweden earlier this week became the latest of a number of European nations to see tensions over migrants heightened by violence. A 15-year-old asylum seeker was arrested in Molndal, near Gothenburg, after a 22-year-old asylum centre employee was stabbed to death. |
| Migration officials say 35,400 unaccompanied minors sought asylum in Sweden in 2015, five times the number in 2014. | Migration officials say 35,400 unaccompanied minors sought asylum in Sweden in 2015, five times the number in 2014. |
| In neighbouring Denmark, meanwhile, the government this week approved legislation to seize the valuables of refugees in the hope of limiting the influx of migrants. | |
| Some have likened the Danish proposals to the confiscation of gold and other valuables from Jews by the Nazis during the Holocaust. |