As they had done on 13 July with the North African countries, the Commission, represented by Vice-President Margaritis Schinas, European Commissioner for Promoting the European Way of Life, and several EU interior ministers met in Vienna on Thursday 23 July with the competent ministers of the Western Balkan countries to discuss the problem of smuggling networks and the issue of migrant returns.
A cooperation platform has been launched involving the authorities, experts, but also the...