Brussels, 13/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 13 December, the EU member states' representatives to the EU on the Coreper committee agreed on the opening of talks with the European Parliament on future sea rescue operations by the Frontex agency.
A compromise was found to relieve the doubts of six countries that had been opposing the European Commission's suggestion to give the EU power through Frontex to carry out the rescue of immigrants at sea. A less binding approach referring to...