Belgium’s migration minister said the government is exploring renting prison capacity abroad (e.g., talks with Albania and Kosovo) to help increase removals of foreign nationals convicted of crimes. The piece links this to wider EU experimentation with “innovative” migration-control approaches, noting the Western Balkans as a testing ground for such ideas. It also notes Belgium is considering EU-level tools like “return hubs” for rejected asylum seekers, while the minister defended tougher reception policies and criticized court-ordered fines.
Date: January 8, 2026. Source: euronews.com