​In the presence of the EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini at the COR Plenary session, EA Group 1st Vice President and member of the Flemish Parliament, Karim Van Overmeire highlighted that present instability inside the EU and at its borders is highly felt at local level where targeted policies and instruments have to be put in place, such as language training and schooling.
 
Integration policy must go hand in hand with a coherent border policy and we also must look at greater cooperation with LRAs in neighboring countries to better manage this crisis.