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Denmark and four EU countries agree on migrant ‘return hubs’ outside the bloc, aim to start by 2027
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Denmark and four other European Union countries agreed Friday on a model for “return hubs” in non-EU nations and hope to begin sending migrants to the facilities as early as 2027, an official said Friday.
Key facts
- Denmark and four other European Union countries agreed Friday on a model for “return hubs” in non-EU nations and hope to begin sending migrants to the facilities as early as 2027, an official said
- Speaking to Royal FM Kigali, Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo cited an emergency transit mechanism established in Gashora in 2018 for people evacuated from Libya, who could stay there
- IOM told AP that no decision had been made on IOM’s potential role in “return hubs
- Although the ministers did not specify which third countries were being considered, Bødskov said they expect to reach their first deal by early 2027
Summary
The announcement, made after a one-day meeting in Copenhagen, is the latest development in an effort by EU states to send people whose asylum requests have been rejected to third countries outside the bloc. “We are moving forward toward what is a fundamental transformation of the common European migration and asylum system,” said Morten Bødskov, Denmark’s minister of immigration and integration. He briefed reporters alongside counterparts from Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Greece. Human rights groups have criticized plans to deport migrants to centers or prisons in third countries, arguing that European nations cannot guarantee their rights will be respected there.