The Dutch former Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen negotiated with Tunis as ‘Team Europe’ over the Tunisia deal.
The European Parliament wants to keep the border control agency Frontex at full strength and invest more in research and education.
The ministers have also addressed the need for the EU to establish a mechanism to cover extraordinary damage to agricultural production affected by extreme weather events.
A swift implementation of the controversial EU asylum and migration pact, full admission into the Schengen area of Bulgaria and Romania, and a new EU deportation law – these are the focal points that Austria’s nominated Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner (ÖVP) mentions in the EU Parliament’s questionnaire before the hearings.
Romanian farmers affected by drought will benefit from aid in the form of direct grants
The number of Muslims who say they encounter racism and discrimination in their daily lives has risen sharply. In Belgium, the housing market is in the spotlight.