Five European Countries Want to Open 'Return Centre' for Migrants Outside the EU
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Denmark, Greece, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands supported the initiative during a meeting in Copenhagen.
Austria, Germany, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands announced today Friday their intention to reach an agreement during the current year with a State outside the European Union to establish centres for the return of migrants without legal residence, as part of European endeavours to curb irregular migration.
By the end of the year there will be contracts with suitable partner countries, says Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. Rwanda is regarded as a favorite.
Migrants illegally located in some states could be transferred to organised centres in countries outside the European Union. Five EU Member States are preparing a mechanism to send people to so-called "return centres".
European Parliament approved immigration reform in June to speed up deportations and set up centres outside the European Union
Five European Union (EU) member states are seeking an agreement with an unnamed non-EU country to set up a so-called “return center” for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected. Danish Immigration and Integration Minister Morten Bodskov said on Friday that they plan to launch it on January 1, 2027. AFP reports. Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria agreed on the initiative during talks in Copenhagen on the creation …
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