The proposals will require detailed discussion and approval by EU governments and the parliament. One focus of EU pressure will be the reluctance of some African governments to take back their own citizens deported from Europe. Five African states - Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Niger and Ethiopia - will also be targeted to curtail migration to Europe. EUROPE: Europe plans to coax as well as pressure African governments to help curb migration northward using a mixture of aid and trade levers under proposals put forward on Tuesday by the EU executive. The plan is part of a strategy responding to a surge in arrivals in the past year that has divided EU governments and posed a serious threat to the Union's cohesion and credibility.

Source: Standard Digital June 07, 2016 21:11 UTC