For the first time, an alliance of EU member states has been formed to bring the contentious idea to fruition on the ground: Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, and Greece have joined forces to construct deportation centers outside of Europe. The purpose of the extraterritorial camps, sometimes referred to as return centers, is to house denied asylum applicants while they await repatriation to their home nations.
The five nations’ interior ministers convened Thursday for a conference in Brussels. The European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, attended the talks as a guest. In a press conference following the meeting, Brunner stated, “We are very much committed to working together with the Member States on identifying innovative solutions, as returns are an essential part of a well-functioning migration management system.”
According to Eurostat, less than one-third of those who are ordered to leave the EU are actually sent back to their home countries. When Austrian Minister Gerhard Karner arrived in Brussels, he informed reporters that the coalition wanted to “go into concrete implementation” of the deportation centers.
Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, and Greece are working together to advance a new law that permits member states to outsource their immigration policies by establishing centers outside the union. The purpose of the hubs is to house asylum seekers whose protection requests in Europe have been denied.
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