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Tag Archives: North Africa

Mediterranean Boat Lift–EU Response

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Chuck Hill
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The unrest in North Africa is creating something like a “Boat Lift” situation in the Mediterranean. Increased European integration, in the form of an EU agency called Frontex, is providing some assistance to the nations of Southern Europe that are experiencing an influx of immigrants.

Posted in News | Tagged Europe, immigrant, interdiction, North Africa | 1 Reply

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