The European Parliament wants Europe to carry out search-and-rescues at sea, and not leave it only to NGOs.
"We need a European search-and-rescue mechanism at sea," said EU parliament president David Sassoli on Monday (14 June).
"It is no longer acceptable to leave this responsibility only to NGOs," he noted, at an inter-parliamentary conference on migration and asylum.
The comments came as over 400 people were recently rescued by the Norwegian-flagged ship Geo Barents, a hu...
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Already a member? Login hereNikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.
Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.