More asylum seekers will be deported or encouraged to leave Europe voluntarily under new plans being pursued by several countries.Hundreds of Iraqi asylum seekers have left Germany to return home, despairing at the circumstances they found themselves in, with many more being encouraged to do the same.German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel announced that Berlin would place Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia on a list of "safe countries of origin", meaning their nationals would have little chance of winning asylum.Some migrants will also be blocked from bringing their families to join them in Germany for two years, Gabriel said.The tougher rules come after Germany, the European Union`s powerhouse economy, took in some 1.1 million migrants in 2015 — many of them refugees fleeing conflict in Syria.German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under fierce pressure in recent months to reverse her open-arms policy to those fleeing war and persecution, including opposition from within her own conservative camp.Finland meanwhile joined Sweden in announcing plans to deport tens of thousands of asylum seekers.The two Nordic countries are both struggling to cope with an influx of refugees and migrants, receiving among the highest numbers of arrivals per capita in the EU.The Finnish Government is planning to send 20,000 migrants back to their countries of origin."In principle we speak of about two thirds, meaning approximately 65 per cent of the 32,000 [that arrived in 2015] will get a negative decision [on their asylum applications]," said Paivi Nerg, the administrative director of the Interior Ministry.Norway also wants 5,500 migrants to return to Russia, where they passed through before reaching the Nordic nation.Immigration Minister Morgan Johansson insisted those asylum seekers whose applications were rejected had to return home and warned some would be forced to go."Otherwise we would basically have free immigration and we can`t manage that," he told news agency TT.The clampdowns came as at least 31 more people died trying to reach the European Union.Greek rescuers found 25 bodies, including those of 10 children, off the Aegean island of Samos, in the latest tragedy to strike asylum seekers risking the dangerous Mediterranean crossing hoping to start new lives in Europe.The Italian navy meanwhile said it had recovered six bodies from a sinking dinghy off Libya — and in Bulgaria, the frozen bodies of two men, believed to be asylum seekers, were found near the border with Serbia.Nearly 4,000 people died trying to reach Europe by sea last year, according to the International Organization for Migration.