Sassoli, we need an EU mechanism for rescue at sea

BRUSSELS - We must go back to thinking about a joint action by the European Union in the Mediterranean to save people, an action that takes away the ground from traffickers.

We need a European search and rescue mechanism at sea ". Thus the President of the European Parliament David Sassoli during his opening speech at the High Level Conference on Migration and Asylum today at the Eurochamber.

", Sassoli added. The president then underlined how it is necessary" to ensure that people in need can arrive in Europe not risking their lives but in a safe way "through the establishment of" humanitarian corridors "." We must overcome the Dublin system. and create a system based on solidarity, sharing and responsibility "concluded Sassoli"