In this episode, the Beyond the Byline podcast looks into the EU’s plan to grant €87 million, alongside new equipment, to Egypt to manage migration in 2024, under a project initiated in 2022.

The focus is on enhancing Egypt's naval and border capabilities for surveillance and sea search and rescue. Previous funding supported border management, anti-smuggling efforts, and voluntary returns. Negotiations are also continuing to tie funding to the country for various sectors to International Monetary Fund reform requests.

We ask Sergio Carrera, a senior research fellow focusing on EU migration policy at the Centre for European Policy Studies, and Andrew Geddes, the director of the migration policy centre at the European University Institute: How is the EU planning to implement this project and how can it ensure that the funds will be allocated where is necessary?