The President of the Republic departs for
Brussels
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades,
departs this afternoon for Brussels where he will participate in the European
Council Summit on 18 and 19 February.
The European Council will deliberate on issues
concerning the proposals of the United Kingdom for the Reform of the EU in view
also of the referendum concerning the issue of the UK remaining in the EU.
During the Summit there will be an evaluation of the
progress achieved so far with regard to the implementation of the decisions to
address the refugee and migration crisis. More specifically, the Summit will
address issues related to the creation of hot spots in Italy and Greece, the
support of the EU toward Turkey in the management of the pressures from
migration (implementation of the EU-Turkey action plan), the strengthening of
the management of the external borders and the management of the migration flows
along the western Balkan’s route.
On the sidelines of the Summit, the President of the
Republic will have a meeting with the Chancellor of Germany, Mrs Angela Merkel.
The President of the Republic, who will be accompanied
by the Government Spokesman, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, will return to Cyprus on
19 February.
