# EU to propose emergency protection against massive migrant flows, von der Leyen says

https://mins.news/en/item/60847

- Reuters, 2026-09-16 11:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-propose-emergency-protection-against-massive-migrant-flows-von-der-leyen-says-2026-09-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaa8147a4391a0001267061

> Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will propose a framework offering protection in strictly defined situations against what it describes as “engineered and weaponised” mass movements of migrants.

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