‘It Could Topple Governments’: European Ministers to Meet in Copenhagen on Migration Policy

The internet could “topple governments,” but European ministers are gathering in Copenhagen to push another idea toward reality: return centres outside Europe.

Denmark and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen have taken the lead as a “political laboratory” for the European Union’s migration policy. Now the so-called five-country group is meeting in Copenhagen to take the next step in turning the concept into a concrete policy.

The ambition comes with serious warnings in the background. Legal concerns and human rights dilemmas continue to surround the proposal, even as the ministers seek to advance it.