Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced human traffickers responsible for the bodily harm or death of migrants will face prison sentences of between 10 and 30 years.
In a leaked letter to EU leaders, eight countries call for harmonised and effective policies as leaders gather this week to discuss migration in Brussels.
Spain’s center-right asks for explanations after removal of data concerning the entry of illegal migrants into Spain during the transitional months between PM Rajoy’s tenure and that of Sánchez.
So long as Germany, Sweden, and Netherlands remain profitable destinations for human trafficking, violence related to human smuggling from Eastern Europe will continue.
Interested parties would be furnished with the necessary documentation, including I.D., which the group would steal from someone who looked like the would-be illegal migrant. In cases in which no such documents could be secured, these would be forged.
