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EU: SEARCH & RESCUE: Mediterranean migrants: EU rescue policy criticised

13 November 2014

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"UN officials have criticised Operation Triton, the EU's new policy towards migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from Africa to Europe. Vincent Cochetel of the UN refugee agency said it put the onus on merchant ships to rescue those in trouble, but that ships might avoid responding. A UN special envoy told the BBC it was outrageous that some states, including the UK, had opted out of Triton."

See the full text: Mediterranean migrants: EU rescue policy criticised (BBC News, link)

See also: Council of the European Union: Taking action to better manage migratory flows (LIMITE doc no: 13747-14, pdf) which makes no mention of search & rescue nor did: Council of the European Union: Draft European Union Maritime Security Strategy (EU doc no: 10914-14, pdf) And: Frontex: Concept of reinforced joint operation tackling the migratory flows towards Italy: JO EPN-Triton to better control irregular migration and contribute to SAR in the Mediterranean Sea (pdf): "It is has to be stressed that the withdrawal of navel assets from the area, if not properly planned and announced well in advance, would likely result in a higher number of fatalities." (p6)

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