Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Ambassador of Belgium to Ireland
H.E. Ms Karen Van Vlierberge:
I will come back to the Deputy. I also touched upon the external dimension of asylum and the importance of tackling the causes in the home countries of origin. There is no agreement yet on the platform directive but it is discussed in trilogue. It is one of the 60 files. We have a position within the Council and now we are discussing it with the European Parliament. The trilogues have started but I will check how they will evolve and how they are and I will come back on that.
I have dealt with the importance of the external dimension, the creation of new partnerships with African countries, doing it with respect to the rule of law, the costs involved in investing more in education and in their economy, and dealing with the countries in transition. We have deals with Turkey and Tunisia and we will continue to do that, but with those deals they have, of course, to respect international law and international humanitarian law.
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