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Labour MEPs call for effective solidarity mechanisms as EU Presidency vows to seal migration pact
Malta cannot be a migrant rescue centre – Agius Saliba
19 May 2021, 4:46pm
by David Lindsay
With the Portuguese Presidency of the European Council vowing to “fight until the last minute of its term of office” for an agreement on the Pact on Migration and Asylum tabled by the European Commission, Maltese MEP Josianne Cutajar has stressed that there cannot be “an effective immigration system without an effective solidarity system – a real one that is obligatory on a European level ands which increases the responsibility of member states”.
Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva has said that he would like Portugal’s EU Presidency to be remembered as the “one that rebalanced the relationship with Asia”.
The Portuguese presidency “at least tried to expand the European perspective, not only focusing on the classic Atlantic partners but also on more strategic areas”, said Santos Silva in the closing session of the 5th Conference “Europe as a global actor”.
This explains why one of the priorities of the Portuguese presidency – which runs until 30 June – has been “to redirect Europe’s attention to another part of the world”, he said at the event organised by the International Studies Centre of ISCTE and the Observatory of Foreign Relations of the Autonomous University of Lisbon.
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EU, Kazakhstan celebrate strides in bilateral relations 2 minutes read
Brussels, May 10 (EFE).- The European Union and Kazakhstan on Monday underscored the progress made in their bilateral relations since the entry into force of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) on 1 March 2020.
“In the framework of this agreement, bilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and the European Union has progressed steadily,” said Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU.
Santos Silva spoke at a press conference following the 18th meeting of the EU-Kazakhstan Cooperation Council in Brussels on Monday.
The EPCA allows for cooperation in areas such as trade and customs, the environment and the fight against climate change, energy, the rule of law and the judiciary.