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Brussels warns Niger's repeal of anti-human-smuggling law could cause EU migrant influx
euronews (in English)
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28/11/2023
The Niger junta's decision to repeal an eight-year-old law designed to crack down on migrant smugglers could lead to an influx of migrants into Europe, according to EU home affairs chief Ylva Johansson.
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I'm very concerned about the situation now.
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And there is a huge risk that this will cause new deaths in the desert.
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That's the most concerning thing, but that will also probably mean more people coming to Libya, for example,
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and then maybe also trying to cross the Mediterranean to the EU.
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We used to have a very, very good and very, very close cooperation with Nigeria.
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After they passed this law in 2015, we had a significant decrease on the regular arrivals,
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and we had a significant decrease of people losing their lives in the desert.
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