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World · 5 September 2026

Five EU countries want to send migrants to offshore hubs by 2027

Five EU countries want to send migrants to offshore hubs by 2027

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Denmark, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and Greece are proposing to dispatch migrants whose asylum applications were unsuccessful to "return hubs" located outside the EU. They met in Copenhagen on Friday to agree on a common model for the centres, which they expect to fully fund. Partner countries like Uganda and Rwanda are reportedly being discussed, with a new meeting set for Munich in September.

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