On Wednesday 29 August, members of the European Parliament's development committee said the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, which was created by the EU to address the deep-rooted causes of irregular migration, deserves to be better equipped and should be more effective, but should not be a substitute for development aid.
Following the example of Cécile Kyenge MEP (S&D, Italy) who underlined the need "not to fall into the trap of making this fund a tool to prevent people from coming to...