It is accepted by all member states that we need to reform the migration and asylum policy of the European Union, but this should be based on two fundamental values and principles: solidarity and responsability. The one, should counterbalance the other, this is the Greek position.
Informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers - January 2020
EU Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs hold an informal meeting on 23 and 24 January 2020, in Zagreb.
Giorgos Koumoutsakos, Alternate Minister of Citizen Protection of Greece, at the Informal Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (Home Affairs), taking place on 24 January 2020, in Zagreb.
In the section on home affairs, ministers discuss further work on the implementation of the 2019-2024 Strategic Agenda and future Strategic Guidelines on Freedom, Security and Justice.
It is also the intention of the Ministers to discuss further progress and the soonest possible implementation of information systems interoperability and further steps in the implementation of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation.
In the area of migration, the discussion is dedicated to combating organized smuggling networks.
