European interior ministers welcomed Friday an EU plan to better coordinate the handling of migrant arrivals, after a furious argument over a refugee rescue boat erupted between Italy and France, AFP reported. The ministers will gather again at a Dec. 8 meeting to pursue the “difficult discussion,” he said. The row undermined the EU’s interim solution and led to Paris calling Friday’s extraordinary meeting of interior ministers from the 27 member states. On Monday, the European Commission unveiled a new action plan to better regulate arrivals on the central Mediterranean Sea route. While France and Italy argue about high-profile cases of dramatic sea rescues in the central Mediterranean, other EU capitals are more concerned about land routes through the Balkans.

Source: Libya Today November 26, 2022 12:55 UTC