EU approves tougher migration rules in latest push to tighten borders
- European Union interior ministers agreed on Thursday to toughen the bloc's migration policies, particularly on returns of undocumented migrants.
- They also want to step up social media monitoring to prevent further mass movements of people after the crisis in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta this summer.
- Issued on: 02/10/2026 - 15:13 3 min Reading time The talks in Luxembourg were EU ministers' first in-person meeting since this summer's migrant rush to Ceuta tested European border security.
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- European Union interior ministers agreed on Thursday to toughen the bloc's migration policies, particularly on returns of undocumented migrants.
- They also want to step up social media monitoring to prevent further mass movements of people after the crisis in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta this summer.
- Issued on: 02/10/2026 - 15:13 3 min Reading time The talks in Luxembourg were EU ministers' first in-person meeting since this summer's migrant rush to Ceuta tested European border security.
Sources: RFI