[Cyprus Times] The three main pillars of the historic Cyprus-EU agreement on migration management

Historic Cyprus-EU agreement on migration management

A historic agreement on the management of the migration problem in Cyprus, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Cyprus and the EU on Migration, was signed today at the Presidential Palace.

The Memorandum was signed on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus by the Minister of Interior Nikos Nouris and on behalf of the European Commission by the Commissioner for Home Affairs of the European Commission, Ilva Johansson, in the presence of the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades and the Vice-President of the Commission Margaritis Schinas.

• Signed a Memorandum on migration and saw the Vice President of the Commission. "I am leaving very satisfied"

The Memorandum provides for actions on three main axes. The first concerns the points of departure and origin of these migratory flows, the second the strengthening of the reception and management structures of migratory flows in the Republic of Cyprus and the third the return of these flows to the countries of origin.

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