The European Council’s Conclusions underline the importance of ‘addressing root causes of migration flows by enhancing cooperation with the countries of origin and transit, including through appropriate EU development support and an effective return policy’. Recommendations include stepping up ‘the fight against trafficking and smuggling of human beings’, ‘reinforcement of Frontex activities in the Mediterranean and the south-eastern borders of the EU’, and ‘the swift implementation … of the new European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR).
