EPP Home Affairs Ministers, co-chaired by President Manfred WEBER and Belgian Minister Annelies VERLINDEN, met via videoconference ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council taking place on 10-11 October in Luxembourg. The Ministers discussed and agreed on a joint statement on the ‘EPP Political Priorities on how to stop irregular immigration’. In this context, they exchanged views on the importance of the Migration Pact and how to improve the effectiveness of EU’s return policy. Whenever an individual who has irregularly entered EU’s territory is subject to a return decision, such a decision should be implemented fully and swiftly. Moreover, the participants shared their views on the consequences of the current external conflicts in EU’s periphery and their implications for its security and stability.  


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