😠 Munich Migration Meeting 4 october 2025

Yesterday Interior Minister 🇩🇪 Dobrindt invited in Munich his colleagues: Interior ministers of 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇧🇪 Belgium and 🇱🇺 Luxembourg. 🇪🇺 EU Interior Commissioner Magnus Brunner was also there. Non-EU 🇨🇭 Switzerland was also present.

What was discussed?

🥺 Faster expulsions via 🇮🇹 Meloni's idea "return hubs" at EU borders with 🇪🇺 Frontex support

🥺 Accelerated asylum processing and reduced appeal options for rejected asylum seekers

🥺 Enhanced EURODAC: Improved cross-border database for tracking migrants

🥺 Countries urged to add own policies to EU rules

The official EU safe country list today includes: 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇮🇳 India, 🇽🇰 Kosovo, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇹🇳 Tunisia. Other countries are being discussed: 🇦🇱 Albania, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇹🇷 Turkey. Plus: 🇧🇷 Brazil, Malawi, North Macedonia

🔫 Since the new EU migration pact was formally adopted in 2024, illegal crossings are down ~50%

👮 Since 2025, the 🇪🇺 EU Commission, Frontex, and EUAA provide training and funding to prepare for the Migration Pact. The updated EURODAC database and related systems are being rolled out.

🏆 By mid 2026 the new rules will be implemented across all EU.