Secretary of State for European Affairs George Ciamba on the sidelines of the General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting in Brussels had on Monday opinion exchanges with the Dutch, Greek, British and Hungarian counterparts on topical issues of the European agenda, a Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) release sent to AGERPRES informs.
According to the release, Ciamba participated in the GAC meeting devoted to the presentation of the EU Council Dutch Presidency working programme, as well as to the preparation of the European Council meeting of February 18 — 19, which will focus, among others, on migration and the relation between the UK and the EU.
“George Ciamba voiced support for the agenda of the Dutch Presidency and confidence in the progress on the path of achieving the major objectives on the EU agenda. He also voiced the support for continuing, during this semester, the efforts for identifying some efficient and sustainable solutions to the major challenges on the European agenda, from the perspective of the priority interest aspects for Romania, with a focus on strengthening the internal market, including from the stand of the objective of completing the digital single market, managing the migration phenomenon in a comprehensive manner, improving the economic climate inside the Union and promoting some transparent and fair solutions for all EU member states, endorsing the EU demarches in respect to completing the Energy Union and consolidating the energy security dimension, as well as maintaining an active role in the neighbourhood,” the MAE release points out.
In regards to the migration-related aspects, MAE shows that the Secretary of State reiterated the need to keep implementing the already adopted decisions, an enhanced cooperation with the foreign partners, as well as the protection of EU’s external borders. On the other hand, Ciamba underscored the importance of a deep analysis of the experiences in terms of relocation and of launching a reflection on the future of the European migration and asylum policy. More…