Overview
- EU justice and home affairs ministers approved powers for faster removals, offshore asylum processing and external return hubs under a new migration package.
- Safe third-country and safe-origin lists were adopted to fast-track rejections, a move condemned by rights groups warning of greater harm and legal limbo.
- A €430 million solidarity pool was set up to aid Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain, with the package now heading into negotiations with the European Parliament.
- The Council of Europe convenes in Strasbourg to debate reinterpretation of the ECHR, with a political declaration floated that could steer future court interpretations.
- Keir Starmer and Mette Frederiksen are leading the legal push, with the UK preparing legislation to narrow Article 8 in immigration cases and considering changes to how Article 3 is applied, as Spain, Slovakia and Germany stake out opposing positions.