The EU is preparing to step up action against people
smugglers in the Mediterranean, actively seizing the boats
which carry thousands of hapless migrants to Europe,
officials said Tuesday.
The 28-nation EU launched the first, intelligence
gathering phase of its EU NavFor Med operation
in July and the commander Admiral Enrico
Crendendino believes it is now time for the next
step as the crisis deepens, they said.
“Based on his military assessment, (Crendendino)
presented a proposal to move to the second
phase of the operation,” said Catherine Ray,
spokeswoman for EU foreign policy chief Federica
Mogherini.
Such action would still be confined to the high
seas, in line with international law, she noted.

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