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Beyond trade and supply chain alignment, such as mitigating the impact of the EU's proposed Made in Europe industrial mandates and countering shared global market pressures, Burnham emphasized that closer cooperation is crucial for national security and border management.

He pointed specifically to the necessity of improving intelligence sharing and regaining access to European databases, such as Eurodac, to effectively tackle cross-border human smuggling and irregular migration.

The Prime Minister's remarks faced swift political pushback.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused Burnham of attempting to reopen settled Brexit debates, particularly following recent controversial comments regarding Russian electoral interference during the twenty-sixteen referendum.

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Streamlining the screening process and further expanding EuroDAC, the EU's migration database, to incorporate information gathered during screening is also an option under consideration.

This would give national authorities a more comprehensive record of people entering the EU's migration system.

The Munich meeting, hosted by German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, comes only three months after the pact began applying across the EU.