Recent Activities
Dialogue with Turkey is preferable to war, Avramopoulos tells Kathimerini, 31/1/2021
I will start by saying that interpersonal relationships can only be positive in relations between countries, and history has given us many such examples. Relationships between Eleftherios Venizelos, Kemal Ataturk and Ismet Inonu;
Speech by Avramopoulos at the Warwick University on how the EU responded to the recent migration crisis and the mechanisms that have been put in place in order to manage similar future crisis, 4/2/2020
I would like first to express my thanks to Warwick University and especially the European Society for inviting me to this very timely discussion on how the EU responded to the recent migration crisis and the mechanisms that have been put in place in order to manage similar future crisis.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the launch of the 3rd European Drugs Market Report, Brussels 26/11/19
Drugs are increasingly potent and pure when they arrive on the market. There has been a record number of seizures, which together with increased production in the EU, points to growing availability of illicit substances.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs (JHA), Skopje 19/11/2019
The last few years have brought the European Union and the Western Balkans closer together, deepening longstanding ties and relationships across our European continent. The challenges we face when it comes to: migration, fighting migrant smuggling, border management, counter terrorism and tackling organised crime are common and so is our response.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the EP Plenary session on the situation at the hotspots on the Greek islands, in particular the case of Moria, Brussels 14/11/2019
Ήρθα εδώ πριν από πέντε χρόνια ως φιλοευρωπαίος Έλληνας πολιτικός και επιστρέφω ως ένας αφοσιωμένος, ενεργός πολιτικός της Ευρώπης, αλλά πάνω από όλα ως ένας πεπεισμένος Ευρωπαίος πολίτης.
A more secure union: Interview by Commissioner Avramopoulos in New Europe, 3/11/2019
This Commission made security a priority from day one. The European Agenda on Security, which I presented in 2015, has been our guiding principle and we have been working the past years to build an effective and genuine Security Union,” Avramopoulos told New Europe during an extensive conversation about the bloc’s approach towards collective protective measures.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos on the 20th Security Union Progress Report, Brussels 30/10/2019
This Commission made security a priority from day one. The European Agenda on Security, which I presented to you in 2015, has been our guiding principle and, together with Julian, we have been working to build an effective and genuine Security Union. This Commission has taken the lead on security, something that was inconceivable some years ago. Security has always been considered as matter of national competence.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the Press Conference in Croatia following his meetings with the Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, Interior Minister Davor Božinović and Minister of Justice Dražen Bošnjaković, 23/10/2019
This is a great moment for Croatia, after I confirmed yesterday that Croatia has taken the measures needed to meet the conditions necessary to apply the Schengen rules in full.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the press conference on the progress made by Croatia in meeting the necessary conditions to join the Schengen area, Srasbourg 22/10/2019
The Schengen area is the largest free travel area in the world and it is one of the biggest achievements of European integration, one that benefits citizens very directly and very concretely.This is an area that comes with freedoms and privileges, but also with great responsibilities. Joining this club is not something that we take lightly. But we do approach it honestly and fairly.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the high-level International Conference on countering the threat posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), Brussels 17/10/2019
Aviation security is a silver thread connecting our work on counter-terrorism, on border management, on radicalisation, on information systems, on security research, and elsewhere.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos on progress made under the European Agenda on Migration, Brussels 16/10/2019
Hotspots have been established as an operational model to quickly and efficiently respond in locations under pressure. More than 2300 officers are deployed from the European Border and Coast Guard, the European Asylum Support Office and Europol combined, at land and at sea in Member States under pressure.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at CEPOL European Joint Master Programme (EJMP) graduation, Budapest 11/10/2019
From the very first moment, our vision for the future of this important Agency was, and remains, to become in the coming years a genuine European Police Academy. Security remains a key challenge for Europe and among the number one priorities for the EU. The Security Union we are building is about building trust, sharing resources, sharing information and facing threats together.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos following the signing of the Counter-Terrorism implementation arrangement with Albania, Brussels 9/10/2019
We are here today to mark an important achievement in our cooperation with Albania. I am very pleased to be here with Minister of the Interior Sandër Lleshaj.
