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EU Pushing Changes in Migration Policy, Treatment of Irregular Migrants
The EU is looking to plug a big gap in migration policy by boosting measures to have irregular migrants voluntarily returned to their countries under a strategy adopted on Tuesday (27 April).
EU’s Schinas to meet Turkish FM in Brussels
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet with European Commission Vice President for promoting the European Way of Life Margaritis Schinas in Brussels Thursday, Kathimerini has learned.
Sources told Kathimerini that the meeting was requested by Turkish officials.
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Vaccination certificate may be launched by end-month, EU VP indicates
European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas on Tuesday stressed the benefits of vaccination certificates amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying they are of "utmost importance," and indicated that such an initiative may be approved by the end of January.
Schinas: Inclusion in European project ‘changed country’s fate’
European Commission Vice President for promoting the European Way of Life Margaritis Schinas has issued a message marking the 40th anniversary of Greece's membership of the European Union.
In his statement, Schinas said that Greece's inclusion "in the first tier of European integration" over the past four decades had "changed the country's fate."
EU Plans Adoption of Updated Cybersecurity Rules
The European Union unveiled Wednesday plans to revamp the 27-nation bloc's dated cybersecurity rules, just days after data on a new coronavirus vaccine was unlawfully accessed in a hack attack on the European Medicines Agency.
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EU unveils revamp of cybersecurity rules days after hack
The European Union unveiled Wednesday plans to revamp the 27-nation bloc's dated cybersecurity rules, just days after data on a new coronavirus vaccine was unlawfully accessed in a hack attack on the European Medicines Agency.
New migrant center on Lesvos to accommodate 5,000
Greece and the European Union have agreed to a timeline for the construction of a new up-to-standard center for the reception and identification of migrants on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, the European Commission announced on Thursday.
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EU, Greece sign agreement for new migrant center on Lesvos
The European Commission on Thursday signed a memorandum outlining a detailed plan agreed by Greek authorities and EU agencies to establish a new, up-to-standard reception center on the island of Lesvos by early September 2021. This is a key step in resolving the situation following the fires that destroyed the Moria camp in September.
EC’s Schinas: Recovery Fund a ‘historic’ moment for EU
European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas likens the European Union's Recovery Fund to crossing the Rubicon, in that it was "a non-return option." Speaking to Kathimerini, he said "the size and quality characteristics of the package are such that they will seal the European integration for many years." Schinas, who recently recovered from Covid-19, described the conspiracy theorists
Schinas: Hard for any country to reject historic EU recovery proposal
The European Commission's proposal of a 750-bln-euro recovery package reflects Europe's ability to overcome its limitations during times of crisis and mobilize unprecedented means never before available, European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas said on Wednesday.