Prime Minister Sipilä to attend EU and Turkey meeting

On Sunday 29 November, Prime Minister Juha Sipilä will participate in the meeting of the EU Heads of State or Government with Turkey in Brussels.

The meeting aims to endorse a declaration between the EU and Turkey and adopt a joint Action Plan to manage migration. Approximately one half of the migratory flow into the EU comes via Turkey.

Inquiries: Kare Halonen, State Secretary, EU Affairs, tel. +358 295 160 315, Jari Haapiainen, Special Adviser (EU Affairs), tel. +358 295 160 406 and Anne Sjöholm, Head of Communications for EU Affairs, tel. +358 40 537 0733, Prime Minister’s Office