Source: Government of Italy (English)
In the margins of the European Council meeting, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, together with the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, and the Dutch Prime Minister, Dick Schoof, held another informal meeting today with some of the Member States that have the most interest in innovative solutions for the management of migration, and in particular the strengthening of the legal framework regarding returns.
In addition to Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and the European Commission, the meeting was also attended by Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland and Sweden.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined the main areas of the Commission’s work regarding migration, focusing in particular on the progress of negotiations concerning the most recent legislative proposals on migration, starting with the new ‘Returns Regulation’, while also confirming that another meeting of the global coalition against migrant smuggling had been called for 10 December in Brussels.
President Meloni expressed satisfaction with the results achieved so far by the informal group of the nations most interested in innovative solutions, and also pointed out a number of new focus areas, starting with the follow-up to the open letter dated 22 May regarding international conventions and their ability to respond to the challenges of irregular migration.
Thanking President von der Leyen for the concrete operational work carried out, the leaders present agreed to continue maintaining close coordination also ahead of the next European summits.