Six EU countries called for continued deportation and tightening of European asylum policies after immigration negotiations chaired by German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt.
Dobrindt invited his colleagues from France, Poland, Austria, Denmark and the Czech Republic, as well as the EU Commissioner for Interior and Immigration, Magnus Brunner, at the meeting of the highest mountain in Germany, Zugspitze.
The resulting declaration outlines five priorities agreed by the ministers, including actions against smuggling and trafficking, focusing on returning to immigration and commitment to strategic partnerships with third countries.
Ministers said they were committed to bringing these proposals to relevant EU institutions, “the purpose was to anchor them in the upcoming European decision-making and initiatives”.
Deport Syria and Afghanistan in the future
“Effective returns are crucial to maintaining a balanced European immigration policy,” the joint declaration reads.
Ministers advocate a new EU return regulations to provide “a more unified legal framework that does not create unnecessary bureaucratic barriers”.
The statement also stressed that it must be possible to return to Afghanistan and Syria hours after the new German government completed its first deportation, and the 81 Afghan nationals were criminally convicted, according to Dobrindt.
“Back to the wheel”
Ministers agreed that non-EU countries should attract people who need to leave Europe and called for a “return hub” in these countries.
Among these facilities, ministers said that national authorities should work closely with European border agency Frontex and should give stronger mandates to assist in the reward.
Actions targeting smugglers and traffickers
Ministers also called on the European Commission to establish international agreements between EU law enforcement agencies and related non-EU countries such as Türkiye to reduce smuggling and trafficking.
Support restricted immigration policies
Ministers stressed the need for stricter asylum and immigration policies, and French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said actions against irregular immigration are important to democracy and European citizens demanded that they do.
“Our belief that Europe must act
The statement said that it is necessary to determine and unite to effectively reduce illegal migration. ”
Polish interior minister Tomasz Siemoniak said that while the statement highlights the EU’s external borders, he wanted to ensure that the Schengen region, which most EU countries belong to, returned to the borderless travel of the Schengen region.
Poland recently inspected its border with Germany and Lithuania under close border controls on its border with Germany.
