 economic development. This should go hand in hand with the promotion also of regular and safe migration to Europe. Finally, and last slide, and to conclude, the European Union should stop this worrying trend of diverting aid to serve its own political priorities, such as preventing migration, diverting aid from the long-term objective of poverty eradication. This should be especially kept in mind this year and the next year in the definition of the next EU multi-annual financial framework and