Over 16 human lives are lost on average every day crossing the Mediterranean Sea, as tens of thousands flee conflicts in Syria and North Africa. More than 50% of those crossing are in need of international protection. Human smugglers collect migrants in Libya and transport them in overcrowded boats operated by international criminal networks, in a $400 million annual market. The European Union has not agreed on a unified response, and individual countries like Italy and Greece have led separate rescue efforts, but budget cuts have reduced operations. Continued instability in Libya is fueling more people to undertake the dangerous crossing to Europe.

1. European Migration Crisis
Explained
By: Harveer Singh
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2. • 16 human lives lost on average every day of
this year (Geneva-based International
Organisation for Migration)
• According to Volker Turk of UNHCR, “over 50
per cent of the people who crossed the
Mediterranean were people in need
of international protection”
• They are from Syria and North African
troubled countries.
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4. • human smugglers collect them in so-called
“connection houses” in Libya before putting
them in the boats.
• The migration racket is run by transnational
traffickers who function in the manner of
mafia gangs, with suspected links to Italian
organised crime.
• This is a INR 4000 Crore annual market.
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5. • The European Union has not agreed on a
common program to tackle the migration
issue..
• The different states like Italy and Greece, have
worked independently for rescue operations.
• The first venue for asylum seekers are usually
Italy and Greece.
• The Name of Search and rescue program of
Italy is Mare Nostrum
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6. • Because of the complaints from the other EU members
of encouraging migrant and due to budgetary cuts Italy
closed Mare Nostrum program.
• Frontex, EU border control agency, has started new
program named- Triton.this is in one third of the
budget.
• The Europen union agrees that the Mafia's should be
punished, not the common people.
• Russia Today (RT) wrote that EU has extra money to
buy weapons, but It did not take a single penny for
protecting innocent lives.
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7. • The savagery of the Islamic State is seen at
many places. Recently they killed 24 christians
in Libya.
• The ever worsening condition in Libya and
chances of brutal attacks is fuelling the
number of people leaving for Europe illegally.
• Bloomberg wrote that there is no solution to
this problem unless there is no stable Libya.
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8. Why The Neighbouring Influential
Countries are Not Supporting Refugee’s
• Europe is a dream destination.
• Unwillingness of the
Neighbourhood.
• Employment Opportunity (Low
Level Jobs)
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9. Europe
• The Demography is not in their favor.
(Advanced Countries)- “ Do it for
Denmark”
• The Labor Force and Exports
• Beacon of Human Rights in last few
years.
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10. Thank You.
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