Meeting of Interior Ministers with Karner in Czech Republic

According to information from the Ministry of the Interior, the annual meeting of interior ministers of the "Salzburg Forum" is expected to include department heads from the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, and Austria, as well as the EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner. Other member states include Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia.

Interior Ministers Meeting Focuses on Youth Crime and Asylum and Migration Pact

"The Salzburg Forum meeting is an important format to forge common European axes for a tough, just, but fair asylum policy. Only through close cooperation of the Central European states can a common European asylum system be brought to life," said Interior Minister Karner ahead of the meeting.

On Thursday, the participants wanted to discuss measures against youth crime and violence. On Friday, the focus of the discussions is to be on the implementation of the EU Asylum and Migration Pact. The Salzburg Forum was founded in 2000 on the initiative of the then Austrian Interior Minister Ernst Strasser (ÖVP) to strengthen the cooperation of Central European states in the areas of security and migration in the run-up to the major EU enlargement.

(APA/Red)

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