The EU is also worried about the long-term impact of massive migration from Africa. EU interior ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Friday will also discuss Libya, where a U.N.-backed government is trying to establish itself, while people smugglers operate freely. Ukraine and Russia trade blame for failing to deliver on the peace plan and the EU has linked lifting sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine to the plan being fully implemented. NORTH AFRICA: European Union ministers will look on Friday into ways of stemming the flow of migrants who set sail for Europe from Libya and elsewhere in north Africa after a deal with Turkey has cut arrivals via Greece to a trickle. It is considering linking development aid and trade ties with poor states to them keeping a lid on migration.

Source: Standard Digital June 08, 2016 21:00 UTC