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The EU summit - Africa on migration problems opened in Malta
The European Union plans to increase financial assistance to Africa countries and call it to return to the homeland of economic migrants
In Malta, a special two -day EU summit was opened - Africa on migration problems. It involves 50 leaders of European and African countries.
The European Commission promises to allocate a billion 800 thousand euros per projects aimed at solving basic problems that caused a sharp increase in the influx of refugees to Europe.
The European Union plans to increase financial assistance to Africa countries and call it to return to the homeland of economic migrants
Participants in the summit must accept a joint action plan and a statement on the problem of migration.
This year, the coast of European countries reached almost 800 thousand migrants and refugees, a quarter of them Africans. When trying to get to Europe, more than 3400 people died to Europe.
Earlier on Wednesday, Germany stated that next year, migrant expenses can be 14 billion euros for taxpayers.
On the same day, Slovenia , through which thousands of refugees who reached Greece also began to set up a sharp wire fence on the border with Croatia.
In October, Hungary fenced its borders.
For restriction of migration, several more European countries advocate .
The EU leadership subjected such a position to criticism, but it is admitted that Europe alone will not cope with the influx of refugees, which has become the most massive since the Second World War.