The Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the EU held a discussion on Monday afternoon, 7 January, on the situation of migrants rescued during the Christmas period off Libya, some of whom are still being held on two German NGO rescue boats, the Sea-Watch 3 and the Professor Albrecht Penck a situation that affects 49 people waiting for a reception solution. Malta had rescued 249 other people during this period at the end of the year.
At the request of the European Commission,...