Five EU countries push ahead with plan to send rejected asylum seekers to return hubs

Five EU countries move towards first ‘return hub’ for rejected asylum seekers

Five European Union nations are planning migrant return hubs outside the EU. These facilities aim to process rejected asylum seekers for repatriation. The countries hope to finalize agreements with a partner nation this year. Human rights groups have raised concerns about potential risks to migrants. The proposed centers are intended to operate within international legal frameworks.

By YASHASVI VASISTHA

Five European nations seek deals to send migrants out of the EU

Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands said they are working toward deals with non-EU countries to establish migrant return hubs, despite human rights concerns.

Five EU countries push ahead with migrant 'return hubs'

Five European Union countries are seeking an agreement with a country outside the bloc to receive migrants who have no legal right to remain in the EU, as Denmark targets the end of 2027 for the first transfers. Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands agreed on steps towards establishing so-called return hubs. The five governments, which refer to themselves as the Group of Five, want to reach an agreement with at least one partner country before the end of 2026.