But who and how much is the EU paying to put a brake on migration flows? “There is a large, fragmented and hypercomplex landscape of funds the EU puts into practice to finance migration management-related priorities," Carrera told Euronews. The EU launched its Support for Integrated Border and Migration Management in Libya (SIBMMIL) mission in 2017. "The UN fact-finding mission report of May was very, very clear," Dutch Green MEP Tineke Strik MEP told Euronews. So, the UN concluded that the EU, with its funding, contributes to crimes against humanity," Strik also said.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 05, 2023 13:02 UTC