Brussels, 16 Oct. (LaPresse) – On the sidelines of the European Council, the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, together with the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, and the Dutch Prime Minister, Rob Jetten, hosted a new informal meeting between some of the Member States most concerned with the issue of innovative solutions to be applied to the management of migration. This was reported in a statement from Palazzo Chigi. With regard to the recent events in Ceuta, Meloni emphasised “the need to maintain a high level of vigilance at the Union’s external borders, focusing on the prevention of irregular migration and the associated security risks”. She also raised the issue of “a targeted review of European legislation to make the new procedures relating to the detention of irregular migrants during border procedures more effective”. The meeting, it is reported, provided an opportunity to take stock of the progress made in recent months and to discuss upcoming initiatives, with particular attention to the prevention of mass irregular arrivals, the exploitation of migrants and the implementation of the new European regulatory framework. Alongside Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and the European Commission, the meeting was attended by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden.
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Brussels, 16 Oct. (LaPresse) – On the sidelines of the European Council, the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, together with the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, and the Dutch Prime Minister, Rob Jetten, hosted a new informal meeting between some of the Member States most concerned with the issue of innovative solutions to be applied to the management of migration. This was reported in a statement from Palazzo Chigi. With regard to the recent events in Ceuta, Meloni emphasised “the need to maintain a high level of vigilance at the Union’s external borders, focusing on the prevention of irregular migration and the associated security risks”. She also raised the issue of “a targeted review of European legislation to make the new procedures relating to the detention of irregular migrants during border procedures more effective”. The meeting, it is reported, provided an opportunity to take stock of the progress made in recent months and to discuss upcoming initiatives, with particular attention to the prevention of mass irregular arrivals, the exploitation of migrants and the implementation of the new European regulatory framework. Alongside Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and the European Commission, the meeting was attended by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden.