migration and asylum

During the video conference, the home affairs ministers of the EU member states commended Spain’s swift response to the situation and its handling of it, as well as Morocco’s constructive cooperation."Slovenia expresses its solidarity with Spain," said Minister Matoz in his opening remarks. "Spain has brought the situation under control and ensured that the Schengen border has been maintained. However, we must continue to monitor developments, asnot all of those who crossed the border illegally …

The images arriving from Ceuta have demonstrated once again how urgent a European response to illegal immigration is. For this reason, Italy has promoted, together with Denmark, a letter signed by 22 Member States of the European Union, which calls for common action to strengthen external borders, combat irregular immigration, fight human traffickers, make repatriations more effective and eliminate any factor that could incentivize new illegal entries. It is an important signal: the line that It…

In relazione ai recenti sviluppi alla frontiera esterna dell'Unione europea a Ceuta e alla necessità di prevenire attraversamenti irregolari incontrollati, contrastare le reti di traffico di migranti, eliminare ogni fattore che possa incentivare nuovi ingressi illegali e garantire una risposta europea unitaria ed efficace, di seguito la lettera indirizzata al Presidente del Consiglio europeo, António Costa, alla Presidente della Commissione europea, Ursula von der Leyen, e al Presidente di turno…

For more convenient access to government’s news, you will be temporarily redirected to the previous version of the website. News will soon be available on this website as well. Joint Letter to President Costa, President von der Leyen, and the Taoiseach Calling for a Common Response to Migratory Pressure at the EU's External Borders.Photo: Riigikantselei We recognise that the recent ruling of the Spanish Supreme Court has been used to trigger this attack and abuse our migration and asylum syste…