# EU ministers mull new ways to curb irregular migration

https://mins.news/en/item/82728

- DW, 2026-10-02 00:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/eu-ministers-mull-new-ways-to-curb-irregular-migration/a-79509375?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> EU interior ministers discussed tougher border controls and approved rules allowing member states to establish return hubs outside the bloc for migrants legally required to leave. Greece also proposed temporarily suspending asylum applications during emergencies, a move critics say could breach migrants’ fundamental rights.

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