Magnus Brunner

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EU set to use visas as leverage against illegal migration

The European Commission has presented its five-year stretegy on migration, which includes incentives for non-EU countries to cooperate in keeping irregular migrants outside the bloc.

29/01/2026

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EU countries sign off return hubs for migrants

EU member states will be allowed to strike bilateral agreements with non-EU countries to facilitate the deportation of rejected asylum seekers.

08/12/2025

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Not engaging with Taliban isn't an option, Migration Commissioner says

The EU must talk to the Taliban about migration on a technical level, even if it is not "fun" or "easy", EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner told Euronews.

27/11/2025

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Drone sightings overshadow Munich Migration Meeting

Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced an EU roadmap, in which the EU border protection agency Frontex could play a central role in future.

04/10/2025

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Exclusive: EU delegation ejected from Libya after diplomatic 'trap'

A diplomatic row in Benghazi may have been part of a calculated move by Libya's Khalifa Haftar to pressure the EU into recognising the eastern government, a source familiar with the matter revealed to Euronews.

10/07/2025

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Migration Commissioner expelled from Libya as 'persona non grata'

The incident comes amid a new surge of departures of irregular migrants from Libya to Southern Europe.

08/07/2025

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EU lays groundwork for deportation centres in distant countries

The new regulation on deportations represents the first tangible result of the outsourcing trend that EU leaders endorsed last year.

11/03/2025

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Brussels remains silent as Poland says migration pact 'not possible'

The European Commission has refused to say whether it would launch legal action over Poland's refusal to implement the Pact on Migration and Asylum.

05/03/2025