As the name suggests, migration was supposed to be the central theme of the "Munich Migration Meeting."

However, at the press conference after the meeting, Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner made only moderate efforts to keep the topic at the centre of attention.

This was because the recent drone sightings over Munich dominated the atmosphere and instead put Europe's security issues centre-stage.

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Brunner described the current incidents in Germany as attacks in the "heart of Europe". Dobrindt spoke of a "race" and an "arms race" of capabilities in connection with drones.

Both emphasised that Europe now needs a coordinated response to the provocati

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