The EU and Libya have reached a deal on stemming illegal migration but Brussels offered only a fraction of the aid requested by Tripoli. EU commissioners agreed with the Libyan government to supply upto 60 million euros in aid over three years in return for protection for migrants. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was asking for 5 billion euros a year to boost border controls. His country is a key route for Africans seeking to enter the EU illegally. In 2009 alone, about 106,000 illegal migrants were intercepted on the borders of the EU.