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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12101

22 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 28
SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration
Europe not responsible for migrants rescued by Aquarius, flying under the flag of Panama
Salzburg, 21/09/2018 (Agence Europe)

In the morning of Thursday 20 September, off the coast of Libya, the Aquarius ship of NGI SOS Méditerranée, which resumed work a few days ago after moving to the flag of Panama, rescued 11 migrants and is seeking a port where they can leave the ship after refusing to take them back to Libya, reports AFP.  On Friday, the European Commission said that there was "no European responsibility" for helping find a location when they can disembark. 

This rescue comes at a time when the...

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