EU and African partners launch Team Europe Initiatives on migration

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The EU and African partners have launched two Team Europe Initiatives which focus on the Atlantic/Western Mediterranean and the Central Mediterranean migratory routes to ensure EU Member States address migration challenges faced by the EU and North Africa as a result of the upsurge of irregular flows and abuse by smuggling networks. Under the initiatives, the external dimensions of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum will be implemented, and Member States' activities will be combined with co-operation and co-ordination at the EU level through a whole-of-route approach.