Italy
Carla Montesi
2014–2018
European CommissionDirector of Western and Central Africa, DG DEVCO
Actions
Direct Involvement
Killing by DrowningRefoulement by ProxyRhetoric Marginalization
In a video published on Youtube on the 5th of February 2018, Montesi speaks about having facilitated the return and reintegration of migrants. She says that the goal is not to stop migration, but to make sure it happens in an orderly, planned and informed manner. She says that the essential goal here is to combat human trafficking.
Indirect Involvement
Refoulement by ProxyDirect & Indirect Financing
Carla Montesi appears in the minutes of the third strategic board meeting of the EUTF. There, together with Mr. K. Doens from DEVCO she presented the tools established to ensure an effective management of the EUTF for Africa. This includes a monitoring platform which has been set up to centralize all projects and favours monitoring and reporting.