Dr. Róisín Hinds:

On the migration issue, no one knows better than us the powerful role that migration can play in poverty reduction and reducing vulnerability. It has been identified in the sustainable development goals, SDGs, that safe and orderly migration makes positive contributions to development. In the proposals the EU Commission has put forward we are particularly concerned about the references to fighting, tackling or mitigating irregular migration. Aid should play no role in stopping people migrating. That does not abide by aid effectiveness principles or commitments the EU has made in the European Consensus on Development. We are looking for strong safeguards to ensure that aid money is not used to stop people migrating to Europe. As a previous speaker said, efforts should focus on-----