25/09/2017 (Agence Europe) – The establishment of the European fund for sustainable development (EFSD), a pillar of the external investment fund that seeks to tackle the deep-rooted causes of illegal migration by encouraging investment in Africa and in the countries neighbouring the EU, has been formally adopted. In Brussels on Monday 25 September, the Council of the EU gave formal approval to the regulation setting up the fund and its guarantee (see EUROPE 11867). With an initial...