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Pushbacks at the Greek borders constitute a systematic practice by the Greek authorities, according to a judgement this week by the European Court of Human Rights (Photo: Stephen Ryan / IFRC)

EU's top migration envoy to raise 'pushbacks' with Greece

The European Commission is sending its top migration envoy, Magnus Brunner, to Greece next week, where the issue of pushbacks will be among the topics on the agenda.

The development follows Tuesday's (7 January) judgement by the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Pushbacks at the Greek borders constitute a systematic practice by the Greek authorities, according to a judgement this week by the European Court of Human Rights (Photo: Stephen Ryan / IFRC)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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