Overview

• Germany’s interior minister proposed ending the suspensive effect of some asylum appeals, allowing indefinite detention for deportable offenders and security threats, and using AI translation tools to speed hearings.
• He promoted “return hubs” in non‑EU states for rejected applicants who cannot be sent home and urged a coalition of willing countries to move ahead even if broader EU action lags.
• Dobrindt acknowledged legal barriers and said work must begin on EU frameworks, while EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner noted that only about one in five people ordered to leave actually depart.
• Ministers from Poland, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands attended, France stayed away due to government formation, and the meeting produced no final declaration as protests remained peaceful.
• Separately, Dobrindt announced plans for a Federal Police drone‑defense unit with a new center and R&D capability, seeking cooperation with Israel and Ukraine and clarifying legal roles for Bundeswehr support.