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EU plans drone fleet to track migrants - Countries are divided over who would control the remotely piloted aircraft

07 April 2016

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"Drones controlled by the EU will soon be flying across the continent under a European Commission plan to keep track of migrants arriving on Mediterranean shores.

The Commission says it needs its own fleet of remotely piloted aircraft systems to spot small refugee boats, as well as to enforce emissions standards and monitor ship safety elsewhere in Europe"

See the story: EU plans drone fleet to track migrants - Countries are divided over who would control the remotely piloted aircraft (politico, link)

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