Minister of the Interior Boštjan Poklukar attended a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the European Union (EU) for Justice and Home Affairs in Luxembourg.
Return was one of the topics discussed during the meeting. Ministers held a political debate on a proposal for a regulation on the return of illegally staying third-country nationals, calling for effective, sustainable and workable solutions. This also applies to the concept of mutual recognition of return decisions, with the aim of ensuring that return cannot be avoided after a decision has been issued simply by fleeing to another Member State, but that return must be ensured as quickly and efficiently as possible. Minister Poklukar also stressed the importance of a balanced approach to the common European return system, which combines the speed and efficiency of procedures with the guarantee of individual rights and clear technical and legal standards.
Over a working lunch, ministers discussed returns to Syria.