EU PROMISED TO STOP PEOPLE SMUGGLERS - UPDATE 13 May, 2016

UPDATE: 13 May, 2016 --
A report from the House of Lords' EU Committee  revealed that the Operation Sofia  run by the EU Navy to stem the migration has failed. The Human Traffickers are now using rubber dingy instead of wooden boats. It make the hazardous journey across the Mediterranean twice as dangerous.

UPDATE: So far there was no difference; on the contrary  migrants doubled last year entering Europe and in February 2016 they even doubled on last years February.  

EU or Brussels retract their statement and paying Turkey £4,5billion making all EU member paying a share. UK has to pay £500million. Brussels announced that it cannot close its European borders which is against Schenker's agreement. What kind of organisation as we paying?

The Operation Sophia will start today, 7 October, 2015, and gave power to the EU naval vessel to board, search, seize and divert vessel suspected of human traffic.

So far the EU was only surveillance and rescue people but now with the unacceptable high number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa they are forced to take a more aggressive step.

 The migrants are mainly enticed by smugglers who are purely for their financial gain.

It has been reported that some days there are about 20 boats leaving the coast of Libya.

The only draw-back at the Operation Sophia is that the EU naval vessel has to stay in International waters which are 12 nautical miles from Libya.

It is a step into the right direction to stop human smugglers trafficking people. This year, so far, there are more than 130,000 migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean and 2,700 have drowned.

At the moment there are five warships equipped with helicopters and drones operating to seize smugglers. It is hoped that eventually the UN Security Council and Libya will allow the warships to enter Libya’s territorial waters to operate more efficiently.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France President Francois Hollande take the unusual step to address together the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday, 7 October, 2015.

A top migrants' expert advised to be more efficient in stopping people trafficking they also have to fight the criminal gangs in Europe. Their operation had become so organised and lucrative that is it now the second most criminal trade after arms smuggling.

To be able to pay at least £657 for a journey from Turkey to a Greek Island the migrants must have a very lucrative business at their home land. The mind boggles what business that would accumulate that amount of money in their currency.

Mr Ambrossi, IOM European regional head, said: “the transnational criminal rings of traffickers are the same as those involved in weapons and drugs.  So far the criminals who really causing the crises remain untouched.”

Mr Ambrossi also pointed out that there is an organised Black Market Jobs encouraging migrants to enter EU illegally. Hundreds or thousands are working as fruit and vegetable pickers for very low wages, which is a lot more than they get back home, and they live in terrible conditions.”

Theresa May, Home Secretary, who is responsible for the Border Force (immigration when entering the UK) spoke about it at the Conservative Party Conference about the problems the huge number of refugees and migrants coming into the UK. If it were not so serious it would be a joke and laugh because Ms May as a Home Secretary is responsible or should be for the Border Force to stop migrants to enter the UK. 

Therefore it is unbelievable Ms May addressing the Party Conference about it.