US EditionTwenty EU countries and Norway demand measures to return Afghans either voluntarily or forcibly
- Earlier this week a joint letter from 20 EU governments urged EU migration chief Magnus Brunner to enable voluntary and forced returns of Afghans without legal status, prioritising public order threats.
- Lack of a return deal since Kabul's fall prompted national-level actions, as signatories say no agreement since 2021 blocks deportations, while Germany, led by Friedrich Merz and Alexander Dobrindt, nears talks with Taliban authorities in Kabul.
- The letter asks the Commission and EEAS to coordinate returns and consider a joint mission, proposing stronger Frontex involvement and using the EU Reintegration Programme amid 2026 mandate review.
- Germany conducted a deportation flight in July and urged others to follow, while Ravina Shamdasani cited a `non-return advisory` and Arafat Jamal noted ongoing human rights violations in Afghanistan.
- This year initiatives pushed for tougher migration rules across the EU, including a May letter from Denmark and Italy arguing the European Court of Human Rights favors rights over security.
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A coalition of nations, including Italy, writes to the Commission: "Too much violence, at home who delinque" . Germans, with many greetings to the requirement of the "secure countries," have already moved. At the cost of accrediting Taliban diplomats and giving criminals to the sharia.In a little while, of the "s...
kreiszeitung.de
Twenty states are calling for more opportunities for Afghanistan deportations from the EU Commission. The German Institute for Human Rights warns against the Taliban's arbitrariness.
20 European states demand more opportunities from the EU Commission to bring Afghans back to their home country without the right of residence.
Die Presse
Austria also signed a letter to Migration Commissioner Brunner.
Twenty European States — nineteen members of the Union and Norway — urge the European Commission to put the return of Afghan nationals to the forefront of its agenda, including through coercion for those deemed dangerous or convicted, Euronews reports on 18 October 2025. In a letter to European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner, they also call for discussions with the Taliban in order to achieve a return policy.
20 states signed the letter to Migration Commissioner Brunner calling for the issue to be addressed as a "common responsibility" at EU level
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