U.S and EU meeting in D.C

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that the U.S.-EU Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs took place yesterday in Washington, D.C. The U.S. was represented by Attorney General William Barr and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf. The Ministerial - which is held twice a year - aims to oversee transatlantic cooperation in the area of Justice and Home affairs and address common security threats. As the EU begins a new political cycle, the United States and the EU reaffirmed their strong commitment to foster the Transatlantic Partnership and pursue their dialogue on Justice and Home Affairs, building on the existing operational cooperation and best-practice exchanges on matters of common interest.