72 people living in Malta irregularly were relocated to other EU countries on Wednesday, according to the Home Affairs Ministry. The migrants left Malta on a Marathon Airlines flight to other European member states, although the ministry did not specify which countries they would fly to. The migrants will be able to continue their international protection applications in the respective member states. This mechanism is aimed at alleviating the migration burden on the EU’s border countries. Home Affairs minister Byron Camilleri insisted in a statement that relocation is the most effective way for other European countries to ease the burdern on border countries.

Source: Libya Today June 22, 2023 09:43 UTC