Will the Fortress Fall?
... refugees sank in the Mediterranean on the way from North Africa to Europe. This tragedy compelled European officials to address this problem again and on April 23, 2015 a Special Meeting of the European Council was convened on the issue of preventing illegal migration flows. The European Council outlined a number of drastic measures to prevent the entry into the EU of illegal immigrants, including the capture and destruction of vessels before they are used by traffickers. Such initiatives have immediately ...