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Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva visits Finland
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Publication date
24.8.2015
16.30
Press release
194/2015
Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria Meglena Kuneva will visit Finland from 26 to 27 August. During her visit, she will meet with Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini, Minister of Justice and Employment Jari Lindström and Minister of Economic Affairs Olli Rehn. Kuneva has served as the first Bulgarian EU Commissioner.
The discussions will focus on EU themes. Bulgaria would like to join the Schengen area at the latest before the start of its EU Presidency on the latter half of 2018. Topical migration and refugee issues will be on the agenda. The other matters of discussion will be related to, among other things, Russia and Ukraine and the EU's global security strategy.
Inquiries: Jussi Tanner, Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister, tel. +358 295 350663, Riikka Taivassalo, Special Adviser, tel. +358 46 923 4581, Matti Nieminen, Counsellor, Unit for Central, Western and Southern Europe, tel. +358 295 360 660.
Jari Lindström
Timo Soini
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