# Three EU leaders push bloc to toughen migration stance

> Denmark, Italy and Poland back draft language calling for stricter control of irregular arrivals ahead of Thursday's summit discussion.
- Title: Three EU leaders push bloc to toughen migration stance
- Summary: Denmark, Italy and Poland back draft language calling for stricter control of irregular arrivals ahead of Thursday's summit discussion. Italy, Denmark and…
- Keywords: denmark, italy, poland, european union, irregular migration, eu summit, giorgia meloni, mette frederiksen, donald tusk, pedro sánchez, politics, world
- Source: POLITICO — https://politico.eu/article/denmark-italy-poland-push-eu-tougher-irregular-migration-crackdown
- Published: 2026-10-16T12:50:30+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: denmark, italy, poland, european union, irregular migration, eu summit, giorgia meloni, mette frederiksen, donald tusk, pedro sánchez, politics, world
## Three leaders push EU harder on migration
Italy's Giorgia Meloni, Denmark's Mette Frederiksen and Poland's Donald Tusk are backing draft language for an EU summit calling for stricter irregular migration controls.
## Draft text links migration to crime and cohesion
The draft summit conclusions state migration represents a concern for European citizens and negatively affects crime rates and social cohesion. It calls for full control of irregular arrivals.

> represents a concern for many European citizens and poses a challenge for the cohesion of our societies … and [is] negatively affecting crime rates
## Spain's approach creates tension at Thursday summit
The discussion follows tensions with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez over his handling of the Ceuta migration crisis and measures to regularize around one million migrants.
## Key takeaway

Italy, Denmark and Poland are pushing the EU to adopt harder language on irregular migration at a leaders' summit in Brussels on Thursday.