Denmark to host talks to push failed deportation centres abroad - again
Several European nations are meeting in Copenhagen to discuss establishing asylum deportation centers in African countries like Rwanda and Uganda. Despite past failures and opposition from countries like France and Spain, the coalition is pushing forward with bilateral negotiations.
Why it matters
This reflects a significant shift in European migration policy, moving toward externalizing asylum processing to non-EU nations.
Despite a track record so far of failed projects, Denmark is hosting the latest round of talks in the hopes of setting up asylum deportation centres abroad – with Rwanda and Uganda among the frontrunners.
The meeting, set to take place in Copenhagen on Friday (4 September), will see a gathering of ministers from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands.
“Austria and Denmark have been close partners for around four years and thus also drivers of asylum procedures and return centres in countries outside Europe,” said Austria’s interior minister Gerhard Karner, last month. “Now we are working together – concretely and consistently – on their implementation.”
The plan is to launch an initial project next year with the meeting in Copenhagen set to determine further steps.
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