Emergency Trust Fund

President Juncker launches the EU Emergency Trust Fund to tackle root causes of migration in Africa

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, together with some European Heads of State, launched on November 12 the EU’s Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa.

EU Council priority actions includes ‘hot spots’ for migrant identification

European Council President Donald Tusk pointed to the Priority Actions for the migrant crisis proposed by the European Commission following the informal meeting of EU leaders.

He asked EU institutions and governments to work speedily on the following issues: