European heads of state or government, meeting in Brussels on Thursday 26 June, are not expected to dwell on the subject of migration, as no substantive discussions are planned and the letter from the president of the Commission, which provides an update on the work in progress, also aims “to avoid repetition during the European Council”, said a source on Wednesday 25 June (see EUROPE 13665/16). The EU27 will call for an intensification of work on the external dimension of migration, returns, and the fight against instrumentalisation, and visa policy alignment by neighbouring countries. They will call on the co-legislators to speed up work on current legislative dossiers. Libya. However, the European Council addressed the worrying situation in Libya and its possible consequences for European security, as well as migratory flows, according to the draft conclusions. While departures from Libya account for 93% of illegal border crossings, there has been a 7% increase on the Central Mediterranean migration route and a 173% increase in arrivals in Greece from eastern Libya, wrote Ursula von der Leyen in her letter, referring to a possible tactic of instrumentalising migration against the EU. In the morning, more than fifteen national leaders will also meet in Brussels for an informal breakfast devoted to migration, a now traditional practice. This time, Germany is expected to take part. Link to the draft: https://aeur.eu/f/hjx (SP)