The US has proposed raising tens of billions of euros in debt for Ukraine secured against the future profits generated by Russian state assets frozen by western countries, ⁦Isobel Koshiw⁩ ⁦Guy Chazan⁩ ⁦Paola Tamma⁩ ⁦Laura Dubois⁩ report on.ft.com/3Q1wqKh

I visited southeast Turkey, where people fleeing Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover say they face forceful expulsions by authorities after crossing irregularly at the Iranian border (and those who do enter are often deported w/o the chance to apply for intl protection).

A surge in migration is testing the EU’s values and commitment to human rights. Under pressure from far-right parties, the EU has been adopting increasingly draconian measures to deter asylum seekers and migrants.
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Must read 2 of the week - investigation into Europe’s move to outsource the policing of its borders to authoritarian regimes, and the consequences
Excellent reporting Laura Dubois Adam Samson
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The EU's landmark Migration & Asylum Pact passes the European Parliament!

Comfortable margins on a series of votes in the chamber, defying some in the Brussels bubble who predicted it could be voted down.

Laura Dubois had you well covered, tho:

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Today's Europe Express with Henry Foy
🗳️Everything you need to know about the (likely) approval of the EU migration pact
🤳Prepping influencers for the EU election Javier Espinoza
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To curb migration the EU is funding Tunisian forces accused of human rights violations - spending much more than previously announced.

„All those intercepted at sea are automatically expelled towards the Algerian and especially the Libyan borders” Financial Times on.ft.com/3PznBqY

💥NEW - Brussels lawyers are exploring how bypass EU treaty ban on buying arms in major rethink of defence policy aimed at unlocking more cash for rearmament and supporting Ukraine

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Trouble for Ukraine as Poland and France seem to reopen a deal to cut its exports to EU to increase the cuts via Financial Times summit preview with ⁦Henry Foy⁩ ⁦Laura Dubois⁩
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Far right far more popular and engaged on Facebook than mainstream politicians, research ahead of European Parliament elections finds. Still most used social network in the EU. Today's Europe Express Paola Tamma Henry Foy Laura Dubois ft.com/content/015934… via @ft

Today’s Financial Times Europe Express w Laura Dubois
🇨🇾🇵🇸 Interview with CY Pres NikosChristodoulides on the Gaza aid ship - Eleni Varvitsioti
👨🏻‍🌾More EU goodies for protesting farmers - alicemhancock
📈Plus: the ECB’s shrinking balance sheet and strategy shift
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'The EU is readying a €7.4bn aid package for Egypt aimed at shoring up its economy, amid fears that the conflicts in Gaza and Sudan risk exacerbating financial troubles in the north African nation...'

From Laura Dubois

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European Commission president von der Leyen travels to Cairo on Sunday, where the EU aims to sign a €7.4bn aid package for Egypt including measures to curb migration to Europe Financial Times w Henry Foy Paola Tamma on.ft.com/3Iy76Yn

Brussels proposal to fast track up to €3bn for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets set to be put to member states in the coming days, could see money spent on arms for Kyiv as soon as this summer ft.com/content/036b82… via @ft w Laura Dubois & Paola Tamma

Brussels aims to fast track up to €3bn for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets via ⁦Laura Dubois⁩ ⁦Henry Foy⁩ on.ft.com/3IvOPL0

In its latest push to externalise immigration policies, the EU will today ink a deal with Mauritania to prevent people fleeing poverty and conflict from reaching the Canary Islands - despite the Mauritania's dubious human rights record. Financial Times on.ft.com/49YNFUa

In today's Europe Express:
🛥️ Why a report on human rights shortcomings at Frontex likely won't change things
🇸🇰 Slovakian civil society under pressure from Eurosceptic government Raphael Minder
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In today’s Europe Express:
💶 Ukrainian NGO AntAC slams EU for not planning to seize Euroclear’s 2023 profits from frozen Russian assets
🇮🇪 Ireland’s referendums on whether women’s “life” and “duties” are in the home Jude Webber
Read more here: on.ft.com/3wDMfQx