Overview
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt confirmed Germany will not carry out Dublin transfers of asylum applicants to Greece until the new GEAS rules apply on 12 June 2026.
- The arrangement covers outstanding Dublin cases involving asylum seekers only, with people already recognized as refugees in Greece still subject to return.
- The Interior Ministry said understandings with Greece and Italy include resuming Dublin transfers once GEAS is in force.
- Germany’s solidarity contribution will be tallied as past burden, so it is initially not required to take relocations under the EU’s new pool to move 21,000 people next year.
- Greece’s migration ministry said it will enter the new regime with zero return obligations, reflecting the practical breakdown of Dublin returns under current six‑month deadlines.