Five EU countries are pressing ahead with talks with Uganda to open a refugee return centre for the EU’s failed asylum seekers, but without the involvement of the EU Commission, a spokesman for the EU executive confirmed on Thursday (13 August). “We are not involved in the discussions on the hubs,” Guillaume Mercier told reporters in Brussels, amid reports that talks with Uganda are at an advanced stage as part of an initiative led by Germany, A…
Next year, Uganda could become host to the first center for the return of illegal migrants from Europe, according to a plan that five European Union members are working on.