European Council will update ministers from across bloc on controversial deal between the EU and Tunisia
Nicole De Moor, Belgium’s state secretary for asylum and migration, said ahead of an EU ministers’ session today that “it’s an important day for Europe” and that the situation in many European countries “shows that the reform of Europe’s migration policy and asylum policy is really urgent – but we are on the right way and the right direction.”
The state secretary state said that progress has been made and that she is “confident” ministers can reach an agreement on a new migration crisis mechanism.
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