Tougher rules for asylum seekers whose refugee applications are denied have been agreed on by EU Leaders.
It follows a surge in migration across several member states, including Ireland.
The agreement at an EU summit which was attended by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, comes in response to growing concern among member states about a surge in immigration and asylum applications.
It's causing pressure across several countries, who are also hosting millions of refugees from the likes of Ukraine and Syria fleeing conflict.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says "pilot projects" relying on the EU's border patrol, asylum agencies and police will implement "fast and fair asylum procedures" at the bloc's external borders.
Leaders at the summit also agreed on a principle where one EU country can use a court decision in another EU member state, to return an irregular migrant to their home country.
