ECHR’s pushback ruling shadows Migration Commissioner’s Athens visit

European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner speaks during a media league aft a gathering of EU justness and interior ministers astatine the European Council gathering successful Brussels, Thursday, Dec 12, 2024. [Omar Havana/AP]

New European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner is acceptable to visit Athens adjacent week connected Thursday, with cardinal discussions connected the caller migration and asylum pact and migrant repatriations.

His visit, though preplanned, comes soon aft the European Court of Human Rights condemned Greece for pushbacks astatine its borderline with Turkey, including the arguable lawsuit of Ayse Erdogan.

Brunner is expected to conscionable with Greek authorities officials and sermon the implications of this ruling, emphasizing that migration absorption indispensable align with EU and planetary quality rights laws. The EU will besides absorption connected implementing an autarkic monitoring mechanics for borderline power compliance, aimed astatine ensuring transparency and accountability.

The caller migration pact is expected to take effect by summertime 2026.