EU ministers agree on additional aid for countries bordering Belarus

Brussels, 18 August - EU home affair ministers agreed at Wednesday's emergency meeting to send additional help in the form of experts and technical support to EU member states bordering Belarus, which have been facing a wave of illegal migrants. They also urged the EU to provide additional financial aid, calling for better control on the bloc's external border.

Brussels, Belgium
Slovenian Interior Minister Aleš Hojs in Brussels as EU home affairs ministers meet for an online meeting to discuss an influx of illegal migrants from Belarus.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
Slovenian Interior Minister Aleš Hojs chairing an online meeting of EU home affairs ministers discussing an influx of illegal migrants from Belarus.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
Slovenian Interior Minister Aleš Hojs chairing an online meeting of EU home affairs ministers discussing an influx of illegal migrants from Belarus.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
Slovenian Interior Minister Aleš Hojs chairing an online meeting of EU home affairs ministers discussing an influx of illegal migrants from Belarus.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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