The three parties examined regional and international issues in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean, in view of the importance that they attribute to their enhanced bilateral ties.
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In September, European Commission presented a set of priority actions to implement the European Agenda on Migration to be taken within the next six months. This included both short term actions to stabilise the current situation as well as longer term measures to establish a robust system that will bear the test of time. 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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Martin Schulz called for a comprehensive and long-term migration policy in cooperation with African countries in order to tackle the refugee crisis. The EP President made the plea yesterday [Nov 10] at the Maltese Parliament ahead of the Valletta summit on migration taking place today and tomorrow. Schulz said: “As long as war continues, people will continue to flee and won’t be able to return home.”
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“FRONTEX needs to be activated further for the guarding of European borders,” President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos said.
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