EU immigration ministers from the five lead states (Germany, Austria, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands) publicly name a preferred return-hub host country after their September 4, 2026 Copenhagen meeting, rather than continuing to describe the roughly dozen candidates as an indicative, non-exhaustive list, by September 18, 2026.

The trajectory

The record since

The call stands as issued — no revisions.

What would overturn it

A named preferred host (Rwanda, Uganda, or another) announced at or after the September 4 meeting resolves this true; continued vague, non-exhaustive framing across all candidates through September 18 flips it false.

The verdict

Miss  Resolved 21 Sep 26.

Following the September 4 Copenhagen meeting of Germany, Austria, Denmark, Greece and the Netherlands, the five states agreed on a common operating model for return hubs but did not name a preferred host; as of September 19, reporting confirmed no specific country had been officially announced as the final partner, with Rwanda, Uganda and Uzbekistan still discussed in parallel as candidates.

A shared operating model was easier for the five states to agree on than a single named host country, which stayed politically unresolved past the window.

Source: https://en.protothema.gr/2026/09/19/return-of-illegal-migrants-to-third-countries-enters-final-phase-greece-and-four-other-countries-plans-and-the-three-options-under-consideration/