On Wednesday 10 December, the European Commission hosted the second edition of the International Conference of the Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling, which brought together more than 80 countries - 50 of which signed up to a Joint Declaration.
This gathering was set up in 2023 to try to take action against the routes taken by “smugglers” and their business model. “Since 2014, a staggering number of almost 80,000 people have drowned or gone missing at sea. The loss of...