EU allocates EUR 500 mn to resettling 50,000 refugees from North Africa

The EU announced a plan on Wednesday to allocate EUR 500 mn to resettle another 50,000 refugees from North Africa, the Associated Press reports. The European Commission said the focus will be on refugees in Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Niger, Chad, and Ethiopia. Egypt had reached an agreement with Germany last month to stem the flow of illegal migration, under which Egypt would receive a EUR 28 mn grant to spend on education and training programs and receive assistance in improving facilities for refugees within its borders.