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Migration: HR/VP Borrell and Commissioner Johansson at extraordinary meeting of Interior Ministers on the situation at the EU's external borders with Belarus
High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson (pictured) participated in an extraordinary meeting of interior ministers on 18 August which had been scheduled to discuss the latest developments at the external borders of the EU with Belarus. The meeting took place by videoconference as part of the Integrated Political Crisis Response (IPCR) mechanism, the European Council's crisis framework for coordinating response to crises at the highest political level.
At the meeting, ministers also assessed needs gaps and decided on further actions required to safeguard the integrity and security of this part of the EU's external border. Representatives from Frontex, EASO and Europol, as well as representatives from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland also participated. HR/VP Borrell and Commissioner Johansson took the opportunity of this high-level political forum to provide an update on the latest developments in Afghanistan with a focus on political, humanitarian and migration aspects.
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