BRUSSELS: European Union (EU) leaders have agreed on tougher rules aimed at making it easier to expel asylum-seekers whose refugee applications are denied, European Commission chief
, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday .
That problem is"a European challenge that requires a European response," EU leaders said in a final document at the end of a 16-hour summit looking at that and other topics. Von der Leyen said"pilot projects" relying on the EU's border patrol, asylum and police cooperation agencies would look to instil"fast and fair asylum procedures" at the bloc's external borders.
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