The Minister of Interior Mr. Nikos Nouris is travelling to Athens today to take part in the 2nd European Border Management Conference, which will take place on Thursday and Friday, 23 and 24 February 2023.
The Conference will be attended by Ministers from the host countries of the Conference, namely Greece, Austria, Lithuania and Poland, other EU Member States and European Economic Area countries, as well as Heads of European Agencies such as Frontex, EUAA and Europol. The Conference will be addressed by the Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for promoting the European way of life, Margaritis Schinas, and EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ilva Johansson.
The aim of the Conference, in view of the continuation of the debate on the Common Pact on Asylum and Migration, is to define a common line between Member States, in particular the front line, regarding the protection of the external borders of the European Union. In this context, the establishment of effective measures, tools and policies to address the ever-increasing migratory flows resulting from the instrumentalisation of migration by neighbouring third countries, such as Turkey, will be discussed. Nouris intends to reiterate the need to implement similar measures on the Green Line, which is not the external border of Cyprus, but the route through which irregular migrants cross to reach the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus.
The Interior Minister, who will be accompanied by the Director of his Office, Mr. Loizo Michael, returns to Cyprus on Saturday morning.
The Interior Minister, who will be accompanied by the Director of his Office, Mr. Loizo Michael, returns to Cyprus on Saturday morning.
(Ephys)
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