Speaking for the Council Presidency, Manuel LOBO ANTUNES stressed that the Council has been adapting the "global approach" on legal and illegal migration adopted in December 2006 to keep pace with developments, including events on the EU's southern maritime borders.
Portugāles valsts sekretārs Eiropas lietās Manuel LOBO ANTUNES Padomes prezidentūras vārdā uzsvēra, ka ir svarīgi nostiprināt FRONTEX aģentūras kompetences.