The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, expressed their sadness, on Sunday 26 February, after a boatload of migrants sank off the coast of Crotone in Calabria, killing at least 60 people, including a newborn baby.
During its mandate, the Commission has “significantly intensified efforts to prevent irregular departures and loss of life, to reduce pressure on the EU's external borders and reception...