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European Parliament Backs EU ‘Return Hubs’ Outside the Bloc to Speed Migrant Expulsions

The plan now moves to talks with EU governments that will test its legality and feasibility.

European Parliament Backs Tougher Asylum Rules and EU ‘Safe Origin’ List

At Least 15 Dead After Greek Coast Guard Vessel Collides With Migrant Boat Off Chios

EU Ministers Advance Asylum Pact and Push Third‑Country Return Hubs

Germany Names Migration Envoy to Drive Deportations and Third-Country Asylum Plans

Germany Reports Steep 2025 Fall in Asylum Claims, With First-Time Applications Halved

European Parliament Backs Tougher Asylum Rules Paving Way for Safe-Country Transfers

Merz Claims 50% Drop in Asylum Seekers as EU Backs Tougher Rules

Greece Backs Germany-Led Talks on Migrant Return Hubs in Africa

Meloni Doubles Down on Albania Asylum Plan at Rome Summit

UK Weighs £100 Weekly Payments and £3,000 Returns Offer to Move Asylum Seekers Out of Hotels

Erdogan Presses Germany on Gaza, Accuses Israel of Genocide During Ankara Visit

Germany’s Deportations Rise 20% in 2025 as States Push Wider Returns

Greece Cuts Asylum Budget, Ends Helios, Sets Minimum Jail for Rejected Migrants

Germany Revives Return-Hub Plan, Moves to Loosen Work Bans, Gathers EU Partners in Munich

Germany’s Poland Coordinator Says Stationary Border Checks Must Not Become Permanent

Söder Unveils Plan to Cut 10,000 Bavarian Civil-Service Posts by 2040

Munich Opens 900-Bed Ankerzentrum in Former Hotel

Spain Earmarks €6.7 Million for Balearic Migrant Reception as Hotels Reserved for Last Resort

Channel Crossings Stay High Despite UK-France 'One In, One Out' Returns Pilot