Denmark plans to send rejected asylum seekers to non-EU return hubs by 2027
Denmark remarked it hoped to commence sending rejected asylum seekers to non-European Union "return hubs" as early as 2027, ahead of a Friday session of five countries leading European efforts to establish such centers outside the continent.
Denmark remarked it hoped to commence sending rejected asylum seekers to non-European Union "return hubs" as early as 2027, ahead of a Friday session of five countries leading European efforts to establish such centers outside the continent.
What happened
In June, European lawmakers voted to allow member states to set up migrant detention centers outside the EU, known as "return hubs." Any EU nation can now negotiate on its own or in small coalitions to deport migrants not to their home countries but to facilities yet to be built in third countries, outside the 27-nation bloc.
"We cannot accept that people without a legal stay continue to reside in our respective countries, " Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen remarked on Friday as he welcomed ministers from Germany, Austria, The Netherlands and Greece to Copenhagen to discuss progress on establishing the deportation centers outside Europe.
The bottom line
Taken together, the developments around denmark plans to send rejected asylum seekers to non point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
