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German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (r) and Bart van den Brink, Dutch Minister for Migration and Asylum (l), announce the joint cooperation between their two countries | Photo:  Carsten Koall / dpa /picture alliance
A man looks toward the Iranian side of the Turkey-Iran border amid the mountainous terrain on March 14, 2026 | Photo: Bilal Seckin / Middle East Images / picture alliance
Denmark, Austria, Greece, Germany and the Netherlands are backing the proposals, but France and Spain have questioned their effectiveness | Photo: OLIVIER HOSLET/EPA
Police officers during a raid against suspected people smugglers in Essen, Germany, on March 25, 2026 | Photo: Markus Gayk/dpa/picture alliance
File photo: Europol said that smuggling rings now charge as much as 20,000 euros to move people across borders into the EU | Photo: Europol