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TUESDAY, FEB. 16 KYIV – Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Ivan Korcok will pay a working visit to Ukraine CAIRO – Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi visits Egypt (to Feb. 17). BRUSSELS – EU Council head Charles Michel to hold video conference on Sahel summit – 0800 GMT
VENICE, Italy – Venice Carnival 2021 (final day).
N’DJAMENA – G5 Sahel countries and allies hold summit over security in the Sahel region, Leaders of a group of five West African Sahel nations and allies will meet for a summit in the Chadian capital to take stock of the security situation as France prepares to “adjust” the operations of its troops in the region. (final day)
FRIDAY, FEB. 12 ATHENS – Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein meets his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias to discuss financial cooperation and situation in the region. BRUSSELS – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa hold a news conference on measures to support the European social and economic recovery – 0930 GMT. SARAJEVO – North Macedonia Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani visits Bosnia, where he will meet his Bosnian counterpart and hold a news conference – 1000 GMT. LISBON – Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa holds a news conference in Brussels alongside European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel – 1030 GMT. BERLIN – German Health Minister Jens Spahn and other senior officials hold a news conference on the pandemic situation – 0915 GMT. DJIBOUTI – Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh is in France fo
Slovenian Interior Minister at the virtual meeting of the trio
This virtual meeting of the Ministers was held as a continuation of the exchange of views within the Trio Presidency, this time just before the informal Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting takes place on Thursday, 28th January 2021. In their discussions today, Ministers focused on the new Pact on Migration and Asylum.
In its 18-month Presidency programme, the Trio agreed upon the priority to be given to the legislation acts in the framework of the new Pact on Migration and Asylum.
Under the German Presidency #EU2020DE the EU Member States were able to reach a common understanding on majority of the issues at stake, particularily on the importance of the external dimension of migration and the necessity for enhancing the cooperation with the countries of origin as well as the transit countries. Portuguese Minister, who met with representatives of several EU Member States in this past month, reported on