At their summit in Brussels, they said that “mutually beneficial partnerships and co-operation with countries of origin and transit will be intensified". Their summit statement was prepared earlier by envoys and was subject to almost no discussion on Thursday. The Neighbourhood, Development and International Co-operation Instrument has a budget of €79.5 billion ($95bn) from 2021 to 2027. The leaders said that despite the significant drop in unauthorised migrant entries, “developments on some routes give rise to serious concern and require continued vigilance and urgent action". Pushbacks are illegal expulsions of migrants from a country before they can seek asylum there.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 24, 2021 22:12 UTC