The Maltese, Italian, French and German Interior Ministers, accompanied by the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Commissioner for Migration, Dimitris Avramopoulos, reached an agreement on Monday 23 September in Malta on a common scheme for the disembarkation of migrants rescued at sea. This temporary scheme will be presented on 8 October to the Interior Ministers of the Twenty-Eight and continues to be subject to a voluntary basis.
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