Ministers from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands met in Copenhagen on 4 September to discuss the establishment of return hubs in countries outside the EU. The five countries agreed on guiding principles for the proposed model and on a common timeframe for the national legal processes required for its implementation. Amnesty International warned that such arrangements could pose serious risks to human rights.

At their meeting on 13 June 2025, EU Home Affairs Ministers reached a political agreement to extend by one year, until March 2027, the temporary protection for people displaced from Ukraine. They also discussed ways to improve readmission cooperation with third countries and endorsed new priorities for the Schengen area.