Magnus Brunner
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Oct 14, 2026
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
It does.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
And so what I've been picking up on over the past few days are increasing warnings from folks, everyone from the European Commission President herself, Ursula von der Leyen, to national ministers, to Commissioner Magnus Brunner, who was on this podcast with me just a few days ago.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
He's the Migration Commissioner.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
And they have been increasingly speaking with one voice and saying, if you cut mass amounts of development aid, what you end up doing is you create essentially a situation where people's lives are so much worse in these countries.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
[upbeat music] The vibe in Brussels today is bruised as Ireland's attempts to broker a compromise on the bloc's next seven-year budget has managed to upset just about everyone.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
Also on the pod, Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner tells us about Europe's efforts to curb irregular arrivals.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
And EU leaders are heading to Brussels for a summit later this week, but the influencers who are meant to be joining them won't be making an appearance after all.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
I'm Zoya Sheftalovich, and with me today is our chief foreign affairs correspondent, Nick Vineca.
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Zoya SheftalovichHOST
It's, of course, one of the hottest topics in Europe right now.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
And in fact, this is another topic of conversation at this week's European Council Summit.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
And ahead of that conversation, I've sat down with the EU's Migration Commissioner, Magnus Brunner, and he had some very interesting things to say.
Zoya SheftalovichHOST
Commissioner Brunner, you are the commissioner for some pretty hefty things that the EU [laughs] is making a priority right now, the chief among them being migration.
Shada IslamHOST
A new resolution, end of June, was adopted by the European People's Party at a summit of the PPP in Vienna.
Shada IslamHOST
And the European Commissioner for Migration, Magnus Brunner, was there as well.
Shada IslamHOST
And this is Wonderland's party, who is the European Commission president.
Shada IslamHOST
And they've adopted a resolution, which is actually very chilling when you read it, because it sort of... turns the whole issue of successful Muslims in Europe, so successful politicians, academic, journalists, you know, people who have in this environment, despite the discrimination, become part of society, business leaders, civil society actors, all of that.
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Shada IslamHOST
And, you know, we know how much countries like Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia detest any mention of Muslim Brotherhood because... whatever, they work for democracy, that's their problem, but they brought it into Europe by targeting European progressive Muslims.
Shada IslamHOST
And that I think is really dangerous and the EPP, God bless them, has fallen into this trap and is resurrecting, revigorating a debate that has been debunked, but bringing it into the European Union.
Shada IslamHOST
And Magnus Brunner God bless him, too, is there while this is being done by the party that is the strongest party in the European Parliament.
Shada IslamHOST
Well, these are
Nermeen ShaikhHOST
We end today's show with a look at broader militarization and the immigration crackdown in Germany and the European Union.
Nermeen ShaikhHOST
This is EU Migration Co- Commissioner Magnus Brunner speaking to Reuters last week, saying that the European Union needs to, quote, "control migration flows."
Magnus BrunnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, uh, 10 years ago, when the first crisis, uh, started, um, with the migration flows towards, uh, Europe, uh, after the Syrian crisis, um, Europe took a lot of responsibility.
Magnus BrunnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But we didn't have a system, we didn't have rules, and that's why we didn't have control, uh, over who comes into the European Union, who can stay, and who has to leave again.
Nermeen ShaikhHOST
We end today's show with a look at broader militarization and the immigration crackdown in Germany and the European Union.
Nermeen ShaikhHOST
This is EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner speaking to Reuters last week, saying that the European Union needs to, quote, control migration flows.
Nermeen ShaikhHOST
Well,
Magnus BrunnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
ten years ago when the first crisis started with the migration flows towards Europe after the Syrian crisis, Europe took a lot of responsibility.
Keisha BlidenHOST
Now, news from the OECS.
Keisha BlidenHOST
The Office of the Prime Minister of St. Lucia reported that St. Lucia's Prime Minister, Philippe J. Pierre, Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister, Gaston Brown, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governor, Timothy Anton, and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Director General Dr. Didacus Jules met with the European Commission for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, and other EU officials in New York during the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
Keisha BlidenHOST
Following the European Commission's recommendation, that Eastern Caribbean countries phase out Citizenship by Investment programs by June 2028.
Keisha BlidenHOST
The discussion focused on their future.
Nermeen ShaikhHOST
We end today's show with a look at broader militarization and the immigration crackdown in Germany and the European Union.
Nermeen ShaikhHOST
This is EU Migration C- Commissioner Magnus Brunner speaking to Reuters last week, saying that the European Union needs to, quote, "control migration flows."
Magnus BrunnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, uh, 10 years ago, when the first crisis, uh, started, um, with the migration flows towards, uh, Europe, uh, after the Syrian crisis, um, Europe took a lot of responsibility.
Magnus BrunnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But we didn't have a system, we didn't have rules, and that's why we didn't have control, uh, over who comes into the European Union, who can stay, and who has to leave again.
Nermeen ShaikhHOST
We end today's show with a look at broader militarization and the immigration crackdown in Germany and the European Union.
Nermeen ShaikhHOST
This is EU Migration Co- Commissioner Magnus Brunner speaking to Reuters last week, saying that the European Union needs to, quote, "control migration flows."
Magnus BrunnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, uh, 10 years ago, when the first crisis, uh, started, um, with the migration flows towards, uh, Europe, uh, after the Syrian crisis, um, Europe took a lot of responsibility, but we didn't have a system.
Magnus BrunnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We didn't have rules, and that's why we didn't have control, uh, over who comes into the European Union, who can stay, and who has to leave again.
JohnHOST
The objective? Much stricter asylum rules.
MaryHOST
La rete tedesca ZDF riporta che, secondo il commissario europeo Magnus Brunner, la migrazione illegale nel blocco è già scesa del 55%, ma qui la vera notizia è come si muove il
JohnHOST
potere.
JohnHOST
Esatto.
MaryHOST
According to the German broadcaster ZDF, they had some striking data to discuss.
MaryHOST
European Union Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner announced at the summit that illegal migration into the bloc has actually dropped by 55%.
JohnHOST
Time for our sign-off.
JohnHOST
Today's temperature is all about the high price of control.
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