Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the event organised by the German Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (BVMW), Athens 28/9/2019
I think it is extremely important that we have such opportunities to gather together and share ideas about fostering more efficient synergies between the public and private sectors in the common interest of our citizens and of our common house, Europe.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the 10th Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Ministerial Meeting, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), New York, 25/9/2019
Since its inception ten years ago, this Forum has produced a tremendous amount of useful guidance and best practices, and has been instrumental in facilitating bottom-up global approaches to countering terrorism and violent extremism worldwide.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the press conference following the ministerial meeting on temporary arrangements following disembarkation, Malta 23/9/2019
We all agree that the current ad-hoc approach consisting of the Commission coordinating solidarity efforts each time a vessel with migrants is at sea is simply not sustainable. Today we have made good progress towards a predictable and structural set of arrangements.
Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the EP Plenary session on the Importance of European Remembrance for the Future of Europe, Strasbourg 18/9/2019
I am very glad that this debate has been scheduled because there is no better time to discuss the importance of our collective history in order to build our shared future. In the run-up to and in the aftermath of the European elections, there has been a lot of debate about what the European Union is, and what this concept means to our citizens.
