Rwanda open to hosting migrants transferred from Europe, EU lawmakers say
Lawmakers said talks remain early as five European countries seek this year to open return hubs for migrants outside the European Union.
- On Wednesday, European Parliament lawmakers Tineke Strik and Anna Strolenberg confirmed Rwanda held preliminary discussions with some European Union member states about potentially hosting facilities for migrants transferred from Europe.
- Earlier this month, Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark, and the Netherlands—the 'Group of Five'—agreed on concrete steps to establish return hubs in non-EU countries, aiming to increase deportations and curb irregular migration.
- During a visit to Kigali last week, lawmakers were shown two facilities prepared under Britain's abandoned Rwanda deportation scheme that could potentially be used to house migrants transferred from Europe.
- Lawmakers criticized the proposals, with Tineke Strik calling them "unrealistic, inhumane and costly," while Anna Strolenberg warned that pressuring stable countries like Rwanda is "tempting fate."
- The five European countries are expected to meet again Thursday on the sidelines of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, though discussions remain at an early stage with no agreements reached.
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