Following up on the Commission's Action Plan to support Italy from 4 July, the EU Trust Fund for Africa adopted today a programme worth €46 million to reinforce the integrated migration and border management capacities of the Libyan authorities.

On 3 February 2017, the 28 Heads of States discussed the external dimension of migration at the informal summit in Malta. They adopted the Malta Declaration.

In de voorbije dagen zijn meer dan 300 mensen overleden als gevolg van drie verschillende incidenten met boten die de Mediterraanse Zee wilden oversteken van Noord-Afrika naar Europa.