Germany to host European neighbours for migration talks next month
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is set to host European counterparts for talks on migration next month, as Berlin pushes for tougher restrictions.
The meeting, scheduled for October 4 in Munich, is set to be attended by the interior ministers of Austria, Denmark, France, the Czech Republic, Italy and Poland, as well as the EU commissioner for internal affairs and migration.
“At the Munich migration meeting, we will discuss further impetus and necessary measures for the European migration turnaround,” Dobrindt told the news portal Pioneer. “We must toughen the EU migration pact and tighten the rules on deportation.”
Dobrindt hosted a similar meeting in July, only weeks after a new conservative-led government took office in Berlin.
The coalition led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to restrict migration.
Within days of taking office, Dobrindt ordered border police to reject asylum seekers at the country’s borders, a move that critics say violates EU law.
At the meeting in July, ministers outlined five priorities, including action against smuggling and trafficking, a focus on returning migrants, including to Syria and Afghanistan, and a commitment to building strategic partnerships with third countries.
