Statewatch

⚠️ EU's new migrant deals are unlikely to prevent more deadly Mediterranean shipwrecks

Sara Prestianni of #EuroMedRights says #externalisation policies are failing to prevent deaths at sea and, instead, increasing them - citing the example of #EU-#Libya policy

Yet warnings remain unheeded.

@euobserver reports the potential flow of #Palestinian refugees appears to have "spooked" the EU Commission "into fast-tracking a possible migrant-busting deal" between #EU & #Egypt
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Why the new EU-Egypt migrant deal is doomed to fail

In-depth: The New Arab looks into the deal currently in negotiation between the EU and Egypt - and explains why it will fail to prevent migrant deaths at sea.

The New Arab
Mar 20, 2024 at 8:28amWeb