The EU's law enforcement agency Frontex will be taking a lead role on sending unwanted and rejected asylum seekers back home.
The plan is part of a larger European Commission strategy on voluntary returns presented on Tuesday (27 April).
"Frontex will become the European Union's returns agency," said European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas.
"There will be no European policy for migration and asylum without a significant returns procedure," added Schinas.
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