The government gives the Coast Guard the green light to go to the Mediterranean to participate In one of the Coast Guard’s aircraft was earlier this spring rescue to prevent more disasters like the last week.
– The situation in the Mediterranean is extremely serious. We now give the green light to the Coast Guard to make their resources available to prevent more disasters, says Interior Minister Anders Ygeman, in a press release.
The government announced in a statement on Thursday that it has given the green light to the Coast Guard to go to the Mediterranean to participate in operations led by the EU border control agency, Frontex.
The aim of the Swedish contribution is to participate in the rescue of ships, aircraft and personnel.
The announcement comes in response to the refugee disaster in the Mediterranean Sea recently when nearly 1,000 people died when a flyktingbåt fell.
The action shall under government financed by Frontex and will run from May 1 this year, 1 May 2016.
One of the Coast Guard’s aircraft was earlier in the spring down to the Mediterranean to assist FRONTEX in the rescue work directed against refugees in the Mediterranean.
After the EU’s top managers during a summit in Brussels last week agreed a series of actions to prevent similar disasters. Among other things by giving the EU border control agency Frontex triple the money to strengthen efforts in the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, criticism was directed against several of the initiatives. Among other things, criticized several points to too hard target to stop the refugees from coming to Europe.
But both Prime Minister Stephen Löfven and the Coast Guard has previously been clear that if Sweden sends resources to the Mediterranean Sea, it is with a focus on saving lives.
– Should we send down resources there are to save lives, said Löfven last week.
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