EPP Home Affairs Ministers, co-chaired by Belgian Minister of Interior, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal Annelies VERLINDEN, and the new EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus BRUNNER, met today ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council taking place on 12-13 December in Brussels. The new EU Commissioner, Magnus Brunner, was introduced to the EPP Ministers and shared his initial views on the migration and security challenges ahead. The participants discussed the implementation of the Migration and Asylum Pact adopted in May 2024, and exchanged views on the preparatory steps taken for the law to come into force in June 2026. Participants also touched upon the latest developments in Syria and their possible impact on EU migration and security policy.


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