Final vote on migrant returns policy reform

MEPs will vote at 12.30 on the provisional political agreement reached with the Council on EU returns policy. The reform introduces new obligations for non-EU nationals without the right to stay in the EU to cooperate with return authorities, allows detention for up to 24 months – and potentially longer under certain conditions, strengthens the mutual recognition of return decisions across the EU, and allows the possibility to use “return hubs” in non-EU countries. The rapporteur will speak to journalists after the vote, at 13.30.

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European Council and EU-China economic relations

June’s EU summit and the future of EU-China economic relations are the subjects of a joint key debate starting at 9.00 with Marilena Raouna, Cyprus’s Deputy Minister for European Affairs, and Maroš Šefčovič for the Commission. Topics likely to feature include the EU’s continued support for Ukraine and…