Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar met EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner to strengthen legal routes for skilled Pakistani workers, discussing the EU Talent Partnership framework.
- Both sides noted progress in the Pakistan–EU Migration and Mobility Dialogue and signaled intent to expand regulated pathways for workforce mobility in EU member states.
- Pakistan and Hungary renewed an MoU under the Stipendium Hungaricum Program for 2026–2028, with 400 scholarships a year for Pakistani students.
- Dar engaged members of the European Parliament to promote investment opportunities and reviewed cooperation priorities under the Pakistan–EU Strategic Dialogue, including GSP Plus and trade ties.
- Fresh from leading Pakistan’s delegation at the SCO CHG in Moscow, Dar advanced proposals on national-currency settlements, an SCO Development Bank/Fund, and organizational modernization, reinforced by talks with senior Russian officials.