The EU could use the Global Europe fund to create migrant deportation centers outside the union
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The European Parliament is debating the use of the €200 billion Global Europe external aid fund to set up migrant return centers outside the EU, sparking debate about the purpose of the fund to support poor countries and tackle the causes of migration.
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The €200 billion Global Europe Fund is intended to finance the EU's external activities in the 2028-2034 budget, including international partnerships, humanitarian assistance and tackling the causes of migration and instability in third countries.
The EU may use funds from the new Global Europe foreign aid fund of 200 billion euros, intended, among other things, to support poor third countries, to create centers outside the EU for the deportation of migrants, who mainly come from these poor countries, Politico reports.
“The sensitive issue is whether to use EU funds from the external aid fund to build migrant return centers abroad and deter their arrival in Europe,” the publication writes about ongoing negotiations on the fund in the European Parliament.
The European Parliament expects on Thursday to agree on a common position on Global Europe, which should become the main instrument for financing the EU's external activities in the next seven-year budget for 2028-2034.
The €200 billion fund proposed by the European Commission would combine funding for international partnerships, humanitarian aid and other areas of EU foreign policy. In particular, the European Commission stated that Global Europe should help third countries address the root causes of migration and instability.
Earlier, the party of the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the European People's Party, also proposed to exclude from the fund aid for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip worth 15 billion euros for the next seven years.
What to Watch
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The European Parliament will agree to use part of Global Europe funds to create migrant deportation centers outside the EU as part of a compromise on the 2028-2034 budget
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Open Questions
- Which countries can accept migrant deportation centers?
- How will this affect the EU's humanitarian commitments to poor countries?
- Will the European Parliament block the use of the fund for expulsion purposes?
