EU Ministers Approve New Deportation Law · EU Ministers Discuss New Return Hubs Strategy · Herbert Kickl Launches FPÖ Autumn Tour in Matrei
- EU interior ministers passed a regulation to streamline returns of illegal migrants, including the use of third-country return hubs.
- EU Interior Ministers meet in Luxembourg to discuss establishing return centers in partner countries for individuals without residency.
- FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl criticized government migration and energy policies during his tour kickoff in East Tyrol on Saturday.
- Austria projects under 10,000 asylum applications this year, the lowest since 1997, as disrupted smuggling routes lead to a sharp decline.