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MEPs Lena Düpont (EPP) and Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D)

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Video. “Out of sight?” EU lawmakers fight over migrant return hubs

Updated: 08/04/2026 - 20:30 GMT+2

In this new edition of The Ring, broadcast from the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs Lena Düpont (EPP) and Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D) debate whether return hubs will speed up the return of irregular migrants.

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