EU to Widen Fight Against Human Traffickers in Mediterranean
Migrants disembark from Swedish Coast Guards ship 'Poseidon' in the port of Palermo on August 27, 2015 following a rescue operation in the Mediterranean sea.
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The European Union moved closer to combating human-trafficking gangs in the Mediterranean Sea, the graveyard of hundreds of refugees trying to reach European shores.
Defense ministers reached a “broad consensus” to upgrade a naval mission in the south-central Mediterranean from intelligence-gathering to search and seizure of suspect vessels operating from Libya, EU foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini said.