Brussels, 29/09/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 28 September, the EU ambassadors in the Political and Security Committee (PSC) decided to launch the first stage of the second phase of the EUNAVFOR Med naval operation on 7 October 2015 (see EUROPE 11397). The operation fights smugglers in the Mediterranean.
The ambassadors also approved the corresponding rules of engagement. The first stage of the second phase comprises boarding, searching, seizing and turning boats back at sea that are...