The European Union will sign a partnership agreement for 7.4 billion euros with Egypt. The agreement includes “  5 billion euros in loans, including one billion paid before the end of 2024, 1.8 billion in investments, 400 million in aid for bilateral projects” The EU also wants to work with Egypt on “ security, counter-terrorism and border protection, particularly the southern border’ The migration aspect of the agreement is of the same type as that signed in July 2023 with Tunisia.