European interior ministers gather in Munich to chart next steps on migration policy
Seventeen European interior ministers met in Munich to discuss implementing the EU's migration turnaround, focusing on border security, deportations and curbing illegal entry.
On Saturday, Munich hosted a gathering of seventeen interior ministers from across Europe to advance the continent's "migration turnaround" agenda. Hosted by German interior minister Alexander Dobrindt, the meeting featured Austria's Gerhard Karner, Ireland's Jim O'Callaghan and EU migration commissioner Magnus Brunner among the speakers. Delegates reviewed concrete steps for strengthening EU external border safeguards, expanding deportation programmes and further reducing illegal migration flows.
Karner highlighted the necessity of fully implementing the asylum pact to enable sufficient deportations. Discussions also covered plans for establishing deportation centres in third countries, a topic shared among the group of implementers that counts Austria, Germany, Denmark, Greece and the Netherlands. This was the second Munich Migration Meeting, following an initial session held in October of the previous year.
Why it matters
The summit could shape EU-wide migration controls and affect how asylum seekers are processed across member states.
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