Frederiksen prioritizes non-EU centers in third term

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has declared that her top personal priority for her third term as prime minister will be the establishment of reception and departure centers located outside the European Union's borders. "I want to tell you that the single most important concrete political thing I intend to engage most with as prime minister is that we get these centers outside Europe," she told Berlingske newspaper.

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I want to tell you that the single most important concrete political thing I intend to engage most with as prime minister is that we get these centers outside Europe.

This declaration follows the European Parliament's adoption of a return regulation that permits the creation of departure centers beyond EU territory. Previously, Denmark's proposals for such centers had met with a cool reception in Brussels. Arriving at an EU summit in Brussels, Frederiksen called the regulation's adoption a "huge victory for Denmark."

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huge victory for Denmark

"I dare say that in this election period, we will establish a center outside Europe," Frederiksen stated to Berlingske, though she tempered this by saying she "believes" a center will be in place during this term, rather than making an absolute promise. Denmark is reportedly already in discussions with countries both inside and outside the EU regarding the establishment of these centers.

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I dare say that in this election period, we will establish a center outside Europe.