President Nikos Christodoulides stressed the need to ensure adequate funding for migration issues to European Commissioner for the Budget of the European Union Johannes Hahn, in a telephone conversation they had on Monday at the initiative of the European Commissioner.

According to a written statement by Deputy Government Spokesperson Yiannis Antoniou, President Christodoulides discussed with Commissioner Hahn the mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework in view of the upcoming European Council, which will meet on 26 and 27 October in Brussels.

It is added that the President of the Republic also expressed support for the joint proposal recently submitted by the leaders of the nine Mediterranean countries of the European Union (MED9) to strengthen the Natural Disaster Reserve Fund.

President Christodoulides and Commissioner Hahn agreed on the need to complete the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework as soon as possible, the statement concludes.