Regeringens arbejde med at etablere udrejsecentre uden for EU er rykket ind i en afgørende fase.

Derfor mødes femlandegruppen – der foruden Danmark består af Tyskland, Nederlandene, Østrig og Grækenland – fredag den 4. september 2026 i Proviantsalen på Christiansborg for at drøfte konkrete skridt frem mod en aftale med et partnerland om etablering af en udrejsecenterordning.

På mødet vil udenrigsminister Lars Løkke Rasmussen desuden deltage, ligesom Europa-Kommissionen vil deltage.

Pressen vil have mulighed for at være til stede ved delegationernes ankomst til mødet. Her etableres der en pressepool, hvor der er mulighed for at fotografere ankomsten og få kommentarer fra mødedeltagerne.

Delegationerne forventes at ankomme fra kl. 09:15. Af sikkerhedshensyn skal pressen ankomme senest klokken 08:45.

Mødets begyndelse og indledende bemærkninger vil desuden blive filmet, så tv-stationer kan streame live. Spørgsmål til teknik og opkobling kan rettes til Jesper Bundy Nielsen ved AV-Group på jn@avgroup.dk, +45 21 41 45 13. Ligeledes bedes man oplyse på alst@uim.dk, hvis man ønsker at streame live.

Derudover vil pressen have mulighed for at deltage ved det efterfølgende pressemøde med ministrene fra de fem lande, når mødet er afrundet. Pressemødet vil foregå kl. 13:30. Pressen skal af sikkerhedshensyn ankomme senest kl. 12.45.

Der kræves pressekort og tilmelding for at deltage. Tilmelding skal ske på alst@uim.dk senest torsdag klokken 12:00.

Press Invitation: EU Countries meet in Copenhagen for Crucial Meeting on Return Hubs

02.09.2026

Morten Bødskov, Minister for Immigration and Integration, will host a meeting of the Core Group on Return Hubs outside of the EU on 4 September 2026. In connection with the meeting, the press is invited to a doorstep interview prior to the meeting and to a subsequent press conference at the end of the meeting.

The Danish Government’s efforts to establish Return Hubs outside of the EU have entered a crucial phase.

Therefore, the Core Group — which, in addition to Denmark, consists of, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Greece — will meet on Friday, 4 September, 2026, in the Proviantsalen at Christiansborg to discuss concrete steps toward an agreement with a partner country on the establishment of a Return Hub Model.

The Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, will also attend the meeting, and the European Commission will participate as an observer.

The press will have the opportunity to be present when the delegations arrive at the meeting. A press pool will be set up, where journalists can photograph the arrivals and obtain comments from the meeting participants.

The delegations are expected to arrive starting at 9:15 a.m. For security reasons, members of the press must arrive no later than 8:45 a.m.

The start of the meeting and the opening remarks will also be filmed so that TV stations can stream them live. Questions regarding technical issues and connectivity can be directed to Jesper Bundy Nielsen at AV-Group at jn@avgroup.dk, +45 21 41 45 13. Please also notify the Ministry of Integration and Immigration at alst@uim.dk if you wish to stream the event live.

In addition, the press will have the opportunity to attend the subsequent press conference with the ministers from the five countries once the meeting has concluded.

The press conference will take place at 1:30 p.m. For security reasons, members of the press must arrive no later than 12:45 p.m.

A press pass and registration are required to attend. Registration must be completed at alst@uim.dk no later than Thursday at 12:00 a.m.