Today, the European Union and Niger have stepped up their cooperation. A Working Arrangement between Frontex and the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Niger was signed in Brussels by Frontex Executive Director ad interim Aija Kalnaja and EUCAP Sahel Niger Head of Mission, Antje Pittelkau. The signing ceremony took place during the official visit of Niger’s Interior Minister to Brussels Hamadou Adamou Souley, who earlier held a bilateral meeting with EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson.