INFOGRAPHIC: Should development aid help contain migration?

After the Lampedusa tragedy, several EU leaders have called for development aid to be targeted toward countries, mostly in Africa, which are a major source of illegal immigration. See related article. 

The European Commission admits that there is a link between giving aid and containing migratory flows, whilst insisting that the two tracks are completely separate.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Should development aid help contain migration?

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Fresh FTT cash needed for development, climate policies: French minister

Europe's planned financial transaction tax (FTT) would be the best solution to address cash shortages for global development and climate policies, the French deputy minister for development told EURACTIV France in an interview.