“In order for us to maintain free movement within our internal borders, we need to better manage our external borders”, he said at apress conference after the Informal Meeting of Ministers of Home Affairs, that took place in Amsteram.
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Xydakis: “”In recent days, extremist conservative European circles have been attempting to target Greece, presenting it as the source of the refugee problem. In this context, they have taken the Greek coastguard to task for supposedly not “protecting” the maritime borders by intercepting refugee and migration flows by military means.”
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The Informal Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA Council) takes place on 25 and 26 January 2016. Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs from the EU member states will meet at the Europa Building in Amsterdam to discuss European cooperation on security, migration and justice.
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Manuel Valls, Prime Minister of France called for solidarity in solving Europe’s immediate problems, including the influx of refugees, “We look forward to working with Europe,” said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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KOTZIAS: “In Brussels, the Cyprus issue is not a problem of statements, beautiful statements. It is a matter of hard work, to the benefit of the people of Cyprus.” OMIROU: “No country, apart from Cyprus, following the Second World War, has been subject to guarantees and guarantors.”
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Foreign Affairs Council will focus first and foremost on the situation in and around Syria. Mogherini: “We had yesterday terrible news from inside Syria and I believe it is a clear European task to put on the agenda of the international community the need to stop the catastrophe there…”
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European Council lifted all nuclear-related economic and financial EU sanctions against Iran. This follows verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 16 January 2016 that Iran has implemented the agreed nuclear-related measures as set out in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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EU Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos warned MEPs the refugee crisis was “getting worse” during a meeting organised by the Civil Liberties Committee. He said the EU’s unity was at stake amid an increase of “populism and nationalism”.
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KOTZIAS: “We agreed that we have need of a vision for Europe; a vision that cannot be limited to just certain tools of diplomacy. HAMMOND: “I believe that Britain is good for Europe, and Europe, if we can get the right reforms, is good for Britain.”
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On the occasion of the incoming EU Presidency of the Netherlands, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Delegation of the European Commission in Greece and the Representation of the European Parliament in Greece organised a news briefing at the building of the European Parliament in Athens.
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