5 EU countries seeking deal with non-EU country for migrants 'return hub': Danish minister
Five EU nations—Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Greece—are negotiating a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host an offshore deportation "return hub" for rejected asylum seekers, targeting a January 1 rollout.
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- Published Date: 05:27 PM 04 September 2026
Five European Union countries are seeking a deal with an unnamed non-EU country to host a "return hub" for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected, with a targeted start date of January 1, a Danish minister said Friday.
Denmark, Greece, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands agreed to the initiative during a meeting in Copenhagen. "Around New Year, we expect to have a common understanding with a partner country outside of the European Union," said Morten Bodskov, the Danish Minister for Immigration.
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