The EU is exploring ways to further crack down on irregular migration at its overseas missions, including the use of "specialised teams".
Such missions are part of the EU's so-called Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) currently found in places like Niger, Libya, Mali, Somali, Iraq and elsewhere.
An internal paper labelled as a "mini-concept" over the summer explores additional ways to stop unwanted people from coming to Europe.
It proposes the use of "visiting experts...
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.