00:01Five EU countries say they expect to be ready to send irregular migrants to deportation centers built outside the European
00:08Union by 2027.
00:10The announcement came after a meeting in Copenhagen on Friday attended by the Interior Ministers of Denmark, Austria, Germany, the
00:19Netherlands and Greece.
00:20The Minister said they agreed on a common deal for return hubs to host failed asylum seekers.
00:27Around New Year we expect to have a common understanding with a partner country outside of the European Union.
00:36The EU legal framework is in place for the establishment of a return hub model and we are not talking
00:47about camps.
00:48We are talking about opportunities for a new chance for irregular migrants which cannot return to their home country today
01:00and that have no legal ground to be in our countries.
01:05The five countries are expected to fully finance the hubs and may also provide other incentives to partner countries.
01:12In June, the European Parliament approved the strictest ever migration law granting member states the right to set up return
01:19hubs by reaching agreements with non-EU countries.
01:23The idea has been criticized by European civil society and non-governmental organizations.
