EU proposes asset freezes and travel bans to fight migrant smuggling
- The European Union proposed new sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans to combat migrant smuggling and human trafficking.
- Illegal arrivals have dropped by over 50% in two years, but many migrants still risk their lives due to smugglers, according to the EU commission.
- The EU has agreed on rules allowing member states to send illegal immigrants to return hubs outside the bloc to accelerate deportations, pending formal council approval.
- Critics argue that the new sanctions address symptoms rather than causes, noting challenges such as many rejected asylum seekers not returning.
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EU Proposes Asset Freezes, Travel Bans to Combat Migrant Smuggling
The European Union proposed a fresh sanctions framework to combat migrant smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of organized crime on July 9, which would hit offenders with asset freezes and travel bans. “Today, we are presenting a new sanctions regime against migrant smugglers and traffickers,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement. “We all have a common goal. To drive them out of business. And to save t…
The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed on Thursday a new EU sanctions regime to combat the illegal introduction of migrants, human trafficking and other serious forms of organised crime, including trafficking in firearms and illicit drugs, as well as money laundering.
EU proposes asset freezes and travel bans to fight migrant smuggling
The European Union proposed on Thursday a new sanctions framework targeting migrant smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of organised crime, which would impose asset freezes and travel bans on offenders.
"We wanted to change the European approach to migration, make it more concrete, more responsible and more attentive to the safety of citizens.The facts show that this direction is beginning to take shape", said the Italian leader in a message on social networks in which she calls the new instrument announced by Brussels "an important sign".
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