# Germany aims to finalize 'return hubs' by year's end

https://mins.news/en/item/45529

- DW, 2026-09-04 14:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-aims-to-finalize-return-hubs-by-year-s-end/a-79004242?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Germany and other EU countries want to agree this year on “return hubs” — detention centers outside the bloc for migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said technical talks with non-EU countries were underway. Germany, Denmark, Greece, Austria and the Netherlands are seeking a host country, while rights groups broadly reject the controversial plan.

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