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14 June 2019
Immigration liaison officers: Council adopts new rules to improve coordination
In its mission to strengthen the cooperation and coordination between liaison officers deployed to third countries by member states, the Council adopted on 14 June a regulation to improve the functioning of the European network of immigration liaison officers....
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14 June 2019
MED7, the Summit of the Southern EU Countries meets in Malta
On 14 June, Valletta hosted the 6th south EU Summit. Heads of State of Italy, Malta, Cyprus, France, Portugal, Spain and Greece attended the meeting that focused on climate change, migration and the EU situation after the European Parliament elections. ...
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4 June 2019
Priorities for future cooperation on migration discussed at EU-IOM strategic meeting
On 4 June, senior officials of the EU and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) met in Brussels to advance the strategic partnership between the two organisations on key aspects of European and global migration. Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and...
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3 June 2019
Clashes in Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem, between Muslims worshippers and Israeli police
On 1 June, a group of Israeli settlers entered in Al-Aqsa mosque under the protection of the Israeli police, provoking strong protests from the Palestinian side that clashed with the Israeli forces. ...
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