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25 May 2010
Today and tomorrow, 25-26 May, Cecilia Malmström is visiting Poland and Russia to discuss border management, migration, visa issues and the fight against organised crime.
EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström is in Warsaw today to participate in a conference on Border Guards. Other participants are Ilkka Laitinen, director for the border control agency Frontex, and Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, Interior Minister of Spain. After the conference, Cecilia Malmström will continue to Kazan in Russia. There, she will represent the EU together with representatives for the rotating EU presidency, in a partnership meeting between the EU and Russia. This will be the twelfth meeting on Justice and Home Affairs within the permanent partnership between the EU and Russia.
"Russia is an important partner for Europe. It is vital that we have a constructive dialogue on common issues where we need to cooperate, such as drug trade and trafficking in human beings. Furthermore, Russia wants to move forward in their talks with the EU on visa facilitation agreements; something that we from the EU side regards as closely connected with a list of demands and criteria", said Cecilia Malmström. "In the discussions with my Russian colleagues, I will also bring up the importance of respecting fundamental rights and the rule of law."
Read more on Frontex, border management, visa issues and the fight against organised crime.
