Commission Vice-President Schinas to hold meetings in Cyprus on March 22

The Vice-President of the European Commission for the promotion of the European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, will visit Cyprus on Friday 22 March, according to a press release by the Commission. Schinas will participate in an inter-ministerial meeting with the Minister of the Interior, Konstantinos Ioannou, the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth, Athena Michaelidou, the Minister of Justice and Public Order, Marios Hartsiotis, the Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Marilena Evangelou and the Deputy Minister of Culture, Vassiliki Kassianidou. Also, Schinas is scheduled to deliver a speech during a debate on democracy and the European elections at the University of Nicosia on Friday morning, meet with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou, and meet with members of the management board of the Cyprus Cancer Research Institute. During the debate, which will take place at 10:45 at the UNESCO Amphitheatre of the University of Nicosia and will be open to the public, Schinas will ex change views with the students on a number of issues from his portfolio, including the coordination of European policies on migration, security, skills, education, equality and diversity, culture and sport, as well as the Commission's dialogue with churches and religious organisations or communities. Source: Cyprus News Agency