EU Explores New Asylum Plan: Return Hubs for Failed Seekers
The European Union is exploring a new approach to manage failed asylum seekers. The scheme, modelled partly on the UK's Rwanda plan, involves deporting rejected asylum seekers to designated non-EU countries. This move aims to ease the burden on the overwhelmed European asylum system and speed up returns.
Around 80% of failed asylum seekers do not comply with deportation orders, with some remaining unlawfully in Europe and a minority linked to violent crimes and terrorism. The EU plans to establish 'return hubs' in countries like Tunisia, Egypt, Mauritania, Jordan, and Uganda, although no concrete negotiations have begun yet.
The EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, first proposed examining the feasibility of return hubs in 2024, using Italy's agreement with Albania as a model. Unlike the UK's model, the EU's proposal would apply only to those whose claims have already been denied. The UNHCR has called for stringent legal safeguards to ensure compliance with international law.
The talks in Copenhagen are part of broader EU efforts to implement a common migration and asylum framework following years of piecemeal policies and national disagreements. Danish immigration minister Kaare Dybvad sees the initiative as a way to 'get control of migration flow back into the democratic sphere' and 'return people faster'.
The EU's plan to establish return hubs outside Europe for failed asylum seekers is in its early stages. While modelled on the UK's Rwanda plan, it differs in that it targets only those whose claims have been denied. The EU is seeking UN support and stringent legal safeguards to ensure compliance with international law.
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