Brussels, 15 January 2025
Tomorrow and Friday, Magnus Brunner, Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration, will travel to Greece and Cyprus for a series of bilateral meetings with national authorities on migration, border management and internal security.
Tomorrow, Commissioner Brunner will meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, followed by bilateral meetings with Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, Minister of Citizen Protection Michalis Chrisochoidis, Minister of Migration Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Minister of Maritime Affairs Christos Stylianides, and representatives of civil society organisations. These bilateral meetings will focus on future priorities in migration management, including the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, and on common challenges related to border management, as well as on labour mobility and Greek initiatives to establish legal entry pathways.
The Commissioner will also discuss with his interlocutors the Commission’s forthcoming proposal for new legislation on returns and the internal security strategy.
On Friday, Commissioner Brunner will travel to Cyprus. He will meet bilaterally with the Minister of Justice and Public Order, Marios Hartsiotis, and the Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection, Nikolas Ioannidis. They will exchange views on good practices on effective returns, on progress in the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, on the state of preparedness of the reception system in Cyprus, as well as on the next priorities for migration management, in particular with regard to the reception of unaccompanied minors and the ongoing work on the first reception centre in Pournara. On the same day, Commissioner Brunner will meet with Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos to discuss developments in the Middle East, as well as future steps to further integrate Cyprus into the Schengen area.
Source – EU Commission