Following the tragic events in Paris the Luxembourg Presidency, in coordination with French authorities, has convened an extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council Friday Nov-20 in Brussels.
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In his intervention during the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, on Monday in Brussels, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias analyzed a number of the aspects of the management of the refugee issue.
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Greek authorities and the institutions have reached substantive agreement on all outstanding issues regarding the measures included in the first set of milestones and on the financial sector measures that are essential for a successful recapitalisation process.
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Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union has convened, in coordination with France, an extraordinary meeting of the ‘Justice and Home Affairs’ Ministers on Friday 20 November in Brussels in order to provide a strong and united European response.
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EU leaders: The European Union is deeply shocked and in mourning after the terrorist attacks in Paris. It is an attack against us all. We will face this threat together with all necessary means and ruthless determination.
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Frontex has called on the authorities of EU Member States and Schengen Associated Countries to contribute an additional 269 officers to help screen, fingerprint and register migrants at the European Union’s external borders.
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EU leaders discussed the latest developments in the migration crisis and how to accelerate the implementation of the measures agreed in September and October. President Donald Tusk warned that the future of Schengen is at stake…
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The European Agenda on Migration adopted by the Commission in May 2015 set out the need for a comprehensive approach to migration management. The list of priority actions set out the key measures immediately required in terms of: (i) operational measures; (ii) budgetary support and (iii) implementation of EU law.
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The Valletta summit on migration brought together European and African Heads of State and Government in an effort to strengthen cooperation and address the current challenges but also the opportunities of migration. It recognised that migration is a shared responsibility of countries of origin, transit and destination. EU and Africa worked in a spirit of partnership to find common solutions to challenges of mutual interest.
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The Council, in full cooperation with the Commission, having in mind the necessity to safeguard the functioning of the Schengen area and to reduce migratory pressures, agreed on a series of measures to implement fully the orientations already agreed by the European Council and the Council in compliance with EU acquis.
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