The focus of the meeting will be the reorganization of Europe’s migration policy.

On Friday, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt called a meeting with the foreign ministers of France, Poland, Austria, Denmark and the Czech Republic, set to take place on July 18, to discuss measures aimed at tightening Europe’s migration policy. European Commissioner Magnus Brunner, who oversees the issue, has also been invited.

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Sonja Kock, deputy spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, said the “high-level ministerial meeting” will be held at Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, located in the southern federal state of Bavaria.

The focus of the meeting will be the reorganization of Europe’s migration policy, with a particular emphasis on jointly addressing key measures to reinforce it.

“The goal is to jointly provide important momentum for a tougher European migration policy,” Kock said, adding that the participants aim to present a joint agenda to accelerate the matter across Europe.

On June 26, Germany took part in an informal meeting organized by Italy, Denmark and the Netherlands with leaders from other European Union member states to address issues such as the return of migrants.

Participants in that meeting included representatives from the European Commission, as well as from Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Hungary.

During his election campaign, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had already announced a shift in migration policy aimed at curbing irregular immigration. This includes the introduction of measures such as turning away asylum seekers at land borders—measures that are already being implemented.

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Source: EFE

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