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, Rob Jetten, held another informal meeting today with some of the Member States that have the most interest in innovative solutions for the management of migration.Â
In addition to Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and the European Commission, the meeting was also attended by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, 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 possible migratory consequences deriving from developments in the Middle East crisis, and on the initiatives needed to provide an effective and timely European response.
During the meeting, participants expressed appreciation for the results achieved over the last few months, including the creation of an EU list of safe countries of origin, the introduction of the new safe third country concept, the adoption of the Chisinau Declaration on migration, the political agreement on the new Return Regulation, and, most recently, the inclusion of a reference to EU financial support for innovative migration management solutions as part of the negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial Framework.