FILE PHOTO: African migrants are seen seated in a boat, after being rescued by the Libyan navy following their boat suffering engine failure, near the coastal town of Gharaboli, east of Tripoli, Libya, November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Tunisia and Egypt in exchange for smoother deportations of unwanted African migrants, two senior officials in Brussels said.
The bloc has agreed steps to curb arrivals from Libya, the main embarkation point for migrants seeking to get to Europe from Africa, and is now looking at its neighbours.
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