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20th September 2015 / Politics / Elections

Politics: EU Interior ministers struggle to reach resettlement agreement

Last Monday, 14 September, justice and interior ministers of the EU Member States met in Brussels at an Extraordinary Council Meeting to discuss the ongoing refugee crisis. Many crucial steps were agreed to tackle the crisis, however, the meeting was regarded as a failure. The ministers formally a...

15th September 2015 / Politics / Legal Reform and Transparency

Politics:Speech by Věra Jourová at Conference on European Citizenship and Justice - European citizenship: our common rights and values

EU Commissioner Věra Jourová had a speech at a conference on European Citizenship and Justice held in Luxembourg on 14 September. ...Citizens want to enjoy freedom of movement and they also want to feel protected, especially when problems arise. The Commission will continue to develop a European ...

14th September 2015 / Politics / Elections

Politics: Joint Communiqué of V4 Foreign Ministers on Migration Crisis

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad Group countries met with their counterparts from the Luxembourg Presidency and Germany in Prague on September 11, 2015 to discuss concrete measures within the external dimension of the migration crisis. ...The Ministers recall the Joint Statement o...