On 1 October, EU interior ministers and Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs Magnus Brunner approved faster returns at the Justice and Home Affairs Council, a few days after meeting at the Munich Migration Conference on 26 September.
Member states agreed to transfer migrants to detention facilities and include all details of return decisions in a European Return Order to accelerate procedures and facilitate cross-border cooperation. A stronger European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) will take part in return processes, while a European Emergency Response Framework will strengthen the bloc's readiness for mass influxes.