EU Migration Policy Discussions

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1. 1 Oct

   Home affairs ministers from the EU’s 27 countries gathered in Luxembourg to discuss border surveillance and other policies, including setting up “ return hubs ” in third countries and efforts to increase deportations across the bloc.

   2 outlets · Toronto Star
2. 2 Oct

   "When it comes to return hubs," Danish Interior Minister Morten Bodskov told reporters, "it's progressing very well."

   2 outlets · Deutsche Welle

Coverage 4 articles

• 2 Oct 5 EU nations planning to follow U.S. with deportations to third countriesFive EU countries—Greece, Germany, Austria, Denmark, and the Netherlands—are planning to deport rejected asylum seekers to third countries outside the EU, similar to U.S. practices. The EU recently approved new rules enabling this policy, aiming to establish "return hubs" in Africa by 2027 or earlier. Greece expects a pilot program by mid-2024. While no specific destinations have been confirmed, Rwanda is being…CBS News
• 2 Oct Greece pushes EU to suspend asylum during mass migration surgesGreece is calling for temporary suspension of asylum applications during mass migration surges at EU borders, specifically highlighting the recent influx in Spain’s Ceuta enclave where over 72,000 migrants entered in late July. At an EU interior ministers meeting on Thursday, Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris argued that current rules are inadequate for emergencies and proposed enhanced border surveillance…Al Jazeera
• 2 Oct EU ministers mull new ways to curb irregular migrationEuropean Union interior ministers met in Luxembourg on Thursday to address ways to strengthen border controls and reduce undocumented immigration. They agreed on a new regulation permitting member states to create return hubs outside the EU for migrants who must leave but cannot be returned to their home countries. Greece proposed temporarily suspending asylum applications during emergencies, a suggestion that drew…Deutsche Welle
• 1 Oct EU officials meet to strengthen border agency as activists sue over alleged migrant abusesEuropean Union officials met in Luxembourg to discuss strengthening border controls and migration policies amid recent migrant crises. Home affairs ministers from all 27 EU countries called for expanding the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, known as Frontex, including increasing its funding and workforce. Meanwhile, activists are suing Frontex over alleged abuses against migrants; a Sudanese refugee claimed…Toronto Star

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