FILE PHOTO: European Union Council President Donald Tusk and Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven (not pictured) hold a news conference at the government headquarters Rosenbad in Stockholm, Sweden June 19, 2018. TT News Agency/Erik Simander/via REUTERS
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The chairman of European Union leaders' talks, Donald Tusk, said on Wednesday he wanted the Thursday to Friday summit in Brussels to agree three new measures to control migration better.
In his invitation letter to EU leaders for their summit this Thursday and Friday, Tusk said he wanted them to endorse setting up "regional disembarkation platforms outside Europe" for migrants and refugees and setting aside money specifically for combating illegal migration in the bloc's next seven-year budget from 2021.
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