European Parliament discusses changes to migration laws
Member of the EU Parliament Pietro Bartolo is spearheading efforts to change EU law on migration. It comes as deaths in the Mediterranean Sea register a new record high.
Nearly 600 people have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea this year alone trying to reach Europe, according to the International Organisation on Migration. We speak to Member of the European Parliament, Doctor Pietro Bartolo, who is spearheading efforts to change the way the EU deals with migrants.
Also in the programme - What's behind the deaths in Kenya linked to the Good News International Church?
In Morocco, a court of appeal has drastically increased the jail sentences given to three men for repeatedly raping an eleven-year-old girl.
And the Resident Presidents feel inspired by Rwanda's President Paul Kagame
(Photo: MEP for S&D, Dr Pietro Bartolo. Credit: 漏 European Union - 2023)
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