The future Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU will be keen to support the negotiations - and in particular the first trilogues with the European Parliament - on the regulations concerning the return of illegal immigrants to the EU and the concepts of ‘safe third countries’ and ‘safe countries of origin’.
Other priorities will be the implementation of the ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ and continued reflection on ‘innovative solutions’ to reduce irregular arrivals,...