Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held a meeting on the sidelines of last week's European Council meeting, with 15 EU member states to come up with 'innovative solutions' regarding migration for the coming year.
Last week, on Thursday (December 18), Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held a meeting for 15 EU member states on "the margins of the European Council."
Giorgia Meloni, together with the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, and the Dutch Prime Minister, Dick Schoof, "held another informal meeting among the 15 member states most interested in innovative solutions regarding migration management," read a statement postedon the Italian government website.
"In addition to Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and the European Commission, the meeting was also attended by the leaders of Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland and Sweden," it added.
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More effective international conventions on migration sought
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen detailed the main lines of work, focusing in particular on substantial progress seen in talks on regulations concerning repatriations and the European list of safe countries of origin.
In addition to confirming Italy's efforts to find innovative solutions and welcoming with satisfaction the latest letter signed by foreign and interior affairs ministers of 19 member states on the issue of innovative solutions, the statement continued, Meloni gave updates on the work underway on the ability of international conventions to meet the challenges of irregular migration and the next initiatives planned.
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Accord on joint initiatives at the UN
Following significant results achieved on December 10, when 27 member states of the European Council signed the Italian-Danish statement, work is continuing on ahead of the European Council ministers meeting under the Moldovan presidency on May 15 next year, stated the Italian government.
The leaders in attendance also agreed on launching joint initiatives not only at the EU and European Council levels, but also -- more in general -- in different contexts starting from the UN to promote the European approach more effectively, with the aim of implementing an "orderly management of migration," the Italian government stated.
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