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    EU watchdog wants new search and rescue rules after hundreds of migrants drown off Greece

    by Lorne Cook Feb 28, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

    The European Union’s administrative watchdog called Wednesday for a change to Europe’s search and rescue rules following an inquiry into last year's sinking of a rusty fishing boat, the Adriana, carrying hundreds of migrants while traveling from Libya to Italy.

    European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly said current rules prevent the EU’s border and coast guard agency from fulfilling its obligations to protect the rights of migrants or

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