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16 EU states back border closure plan
16 EU nations confirm border closure and asylum freeze proposal.
In brief
16 EU nations confirm border closure and asylum freeze proposal. 16 EU states support plan to let countries close borders and temporarily suspend asylum applications. Originally reported by EUobserver.
16 EU states confirm
16 EU states confirmed on board for plan to let countries close borders and freeze asylum.
Border closure proposal
EU states want power to close borders and temporarily suspend asylum applications.
Asylum concerns
Human rights groups warn EU's legal tools may curb asylum rights like polish border measures.
The bottom line
16 EU states support plan to let countries close borders and temporarily suspend asylum applications.
