EU ministers push for tougher rules on irregular migration amid rising far-right influence

At a summit in Luxembourg, interior and migration ministers from the 27 EU member states agreed to pursue additional measures to curb irregular migration, even though recent data show a drop in such entries. The discussion was heavily influenced by the rise of far-right parties across Europe, highlighted by the Alternative for Germany's recent regional successes. Proposals on the table include creating detention or processing centres in non-EU countries, reconsidering the right to asylum in extraordinary situations such as the summer incidents at Ceuta, and amending the newly adopted EU migration and asylum pact.

Germany, Italy, Greece and Denmark are among the nations pushing these initiatives, aiming to reinforce what they describe as a "fortress Europe". The ministers intend to translate these ideas into concrete legislation in the coming months.