European ministers are set to discuss plans for third-country hubs to process rejected asylum seekers, with the Council of Europe's human rights body expected to address member states' border control authority at a meeting in Moldova.

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European ministers will this week discuss plans to send thousands of rejected asylum seekers to third-country hubs, the head of the continent’s human rights body has told the Guardian.
Alain Berset, the secretary general of the Council of Europe, said discussions about the removal of people who arrived in Europe by irregular ro