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13 EU Member States on migrants, 'Accelerate Repatriations'

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCT 23 - On the sidelines of the European Council, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof convened another informal meeting of some of the member states most interested in innovative migration solutions. This was confirmed by Palazzo Chigi. The meeting was attended by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Poland, and Sweden, in addition to Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the European Commission. President Ursula von der Leyen outlined the main areas of work, emphasising the need to speed up negotiations on the Return Regulation and the European list of safe countries of origin. A meeting of officials will be held in Rome on November 5th to continue the collaborative work. (ANSA).