European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development
EU to Strengthen Cooperation on Migration with African Partners by EUR 1.8 B Fund
The EU is to strengthen cooperation on migration and economic development with African partners by allocating EUR 1.8 B to the Union's Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.
This is expected to happen at the international summit on migration, which is taking place in Valletta on Wednesday and Thursday.
In Brussels, MAE's Podgorean discusses migration challenges
The need for a coordinated and comprehensive response on the part of the EU to the current migration challenges, correlated with increasing refugee flows worldwide, was discussed on Tuesday in Brussels by State Secretary with Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) Radu Podgorean as he attended a meeting of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council.
EC says, "You've come a long way girls!" - carry on!
A joint statement by EC VP Frans Timmermans, EU High-Representative VP Federica Mogherini, EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU International Cooperation/Development Commissioner Neven Mimica, EU Employment/Social Affairs Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, EU Humanitarian Aid/Crisis Management Commissioner Christos Stylianides and EU Justice/Consumers/Gender Equality Commissioner Ver