Overview
- Commissioner Magnus Brunner presented a blueprint to steer migration, asylum and visa policy for the next five years.
- Measures include proposed return hubs outside EU borders for rejected asylum seekers and longer detention for those who refuse removal.
- Brussels aims to use visa rules as diplomatic leverage against countries that do not readmit their nationals, with rule changes targeted by year’s end.
- The European Parliament is reviewing a draft to lift the number of returns, while talks continue with Morocco after deals with Egypt and Mauritania.
- Frontex reported roughly a 26% decline in irregular entries in 2025, as rights groups criticize the tougher line and warn of human-rights risks.