Resistance is emerging among some EU states to proposals on distributing people saved in search-and-rescue operations.
A leaked internal EU document, dated 2 December, reveals opposition from Austria, Estonia, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, and Slovakia.
Some of the views are likely to clash with more left-leaning and liberal MEPs, who earlier this year insisted on search-and-rescues remaining a part of the proposals.
The idea was initially proposed by the European...
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