Politics

Berlin confirms expulsions to Italy with new asylum system

The German Ministry of the Interior has stated that expulsions to Italy will begin with the new European asylum system.

12 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

AI-generatedWritten by an AI system, editorially responsible — how we work

Archive photo: Berlin confirms expulsions to Italy with new asylum system — Archive photoPhoto: Il conte di Luna · Flickr · BY-SA

Berlin has confirmed that with the implementation of the new European asylum system in June 2026, Dublin transfers to Italy will resume. A spokesperson for the German Ministry of the Interior emphasized surprise at the uproar surrounding this decision, stating that an agreement had been reached on the fate of Dublin migrants.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has stated that her country is prepared to close its borders if migration flows resume. This position was articulated in parallel with statements from Berlin regarding expulsions to Italy.

This item was written by an AI system on the basis of the headlines and short teasers of the independently operating newsrooms named below. We disclose this under Art. 50(4), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act). Before publication we check origin and verifiability — anything that appears in only one place is not published — as well as language, substance and legally sensitive content. No separate substantive review of each individual item by a natural person takes place; we therefore do not rely on the exemption in Art. 50(4), second subparagraph, of the AI Act. Editorial responsibility for this publication rests with the person named in the imprint (§ 18 Abs. 2 MStV). Please report errors to [email protected] — we will correct or remove the item. Full reports are available from the sources listed.