Ministers Back Commission's Approach to EU Border Management

Brdo pri Kranju, 12 March - EU interior ministers have expressed support for an integrated strategic approach to the management of the EU's external borders, Commissioner Franco Frattini said after Wednesday's meeting in Brdo. According to Slovenia's Dragutin Mate, the ministers are also favourably inclined towards the Eurosur system of joint border surveillance.

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EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (left), Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (centre), and police spokesman Drago Menegalija at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (left), Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (centre), and police spokesman Drago Menegalija at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (left), EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (centre) and police spokesman Drago Menegalija at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Interior Minister Dragutin Mate at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (left), Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (centre), and police spokesman Drago Menegalija at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (left), Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (centre), and police spokesman Drago Menegalija at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (left) and Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Interior Minister Dragutin Mate at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (far right) and Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (far left) at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (left) and Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Police spokesman Drago Menegalija at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (left), Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (centre), and police spokesman Drago Menegalija at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (left) and Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (left), Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (centre), and police spokesman Drago Menegalija at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (left) and Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini (left) and Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate at a meeting of EU's interior ministers.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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