'Solidarity cannot be voluntary': Portugal begins talks on EU migration pact


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  • Wednesday, 06 Jan 2021

FILE PHOTO: The new Portugal's Interior Minister Eduardo Cabrita is seen during the no-confidence motion over forest fires at the parliament in Lisbon, Portugal October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal started a round of talks with ministers from various European Union (EU) nations on the new pact to tackle the bloc's long-standing migration issues, its government said on Tuesday.

As part of its six-month rotating EU presidency, which began this month, Portugal held an initial consultation with Greece, a country on the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis in 2015 and 2016.

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