Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff Hold a News Conference with Senior Officials From the European Union, Portugal and Slovenia

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Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff Hold a News Conference with Senior Officials From the European Union, Portugal and Slovenia

ATTORNEY GENERAL MUKASEY AND SECRETARY CHERTOFF HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, PORTUGAL AND SLOVENIA

DECEMBER 11, 2007

SPEAKERS: ATTORNEY GENERAL MICHAEL MUKASEY

SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY MICHAEL CHERTOFF

FRANCO FRATTINI, VICE PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS, EUROPEAN UNION

RUI PEREIRA, MINISTER FOR INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF PORTUGAL

ALBERTO COSTA, MINISTER OF JUSTICE OF PORTUGAL

DRAGUTIN MATE, MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR OF SLOVENIA

[*] MUKASEY: Good afternoon. I'm pleased to have this opportunity to host the European Union-United States Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial this early in my tenure as attorney general.

Joining me on stage today is my co-host, Secretary Michael Chertoff of the Department of Homeland Security, Vice President of the European Commission for Justice, Freedom and Security, Franco Frattini. And representing the Portuguese presidency of the E.U. are the minister of justice of Portugal, Alberto Costa, and the minister of interior of Portugal, Rui Pereira.

But we're also fortunate to have with us today the Slovenian interior minister, Dragutin Mate, and Slovenian State Secretary Robert Marolt. I look forward to working...

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