Overview

• Germany’s Interior Ministry has released a report evaluating third-country asylum models, finding them legally possible but burdened by major obstacles.
• The report examines three models: the UK’s abandoned Rwanda plan, Italy’s Albania agreement, and the Hinwegmodell, which assesses asylum claims in transit countries.
• Implementation would require substantial legal reforms, with uncertain outcomes and significant practical and financial challenges.
• No countries have shown willingness to negotiate agreements, limiting the feasibility of third-country procedures as a large-scale solution.
• The incoming government under Alexander Dobrindt will decide whether to pursue limited applications of these models within the framework of EU asylum reforms.