| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union: General Secretariat |
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| Series Title | Meeting |
| Series Details | 25.02.16 |
| Publication Date | 25/02/2016 |
| Content Type | News |
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A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs took place on 25 February 2016, in Brussels. The agenda included the following topics: The Council discussed the current migratory situation, including the monitoring of implementation of the measures already agreed at recent meetings of the European Council and Council. Particular attention was devoted to current developments on the Western Balkans route. A working breakfast took place in the margins of the Council with those member states most concerned and the ministers of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. The Council examined measures to prepare for the possible humanitarian consequences of the unilateral adoption of border measures. Over lunch, ministers discussed cooperation with Turkey in the presence of the Turkish Deputy Minister of Interior. The Council welcomed the European Commission communication of 10 February 2016, including the notion of safe third countries. The Council welcomed and supported Greece's intention to accelerate readmissions with Turkey on the basis of their existing bilateral readmission agreement (and soon on the basis of the EU-level agreement) as well as using the possibilities offered by Directive 2013/32/EU on inadmissible applications. + Schengen Borders code amendment + Border and coast guard The Presidency intended to reach a political agreement before the end of its term in June 2016, as requested by the February 2016 European Council. In a wider context the EU Interior Ministers present tried to deal with the fallout from Austria’s action on the 19 February 2016 to restrict refugee flows. Speaking in Brussels, Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas said his country would 'not accept becoming Europe's Lebanon'. European Commissioner Avramopoulos said following the JHA Council 'In the next 10 days, we need tangible and clear results on the ground. Otherwise there is a risk that the whole system will completely break down. We all have the responsibility to step up our efforts to apply the agreed European solutions. There is no time for uncoordinated actions'. On the 7 March 2016 the EU was intending to hold a further summit meeting with Turkey on the migration crisis. |
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| Source Link | http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2016/02/25/ |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs, Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
