EUROPEAN DECLARATION ON COMBATING ILLEGAL MIGRATION ADOPTED

DUBLIN, NOVEMBER 13 /SRNA – RIA Novosti/ – A total of 41 European leaders signed a joint declaration on combating illegal migration at the European Political Community summit in Dublin, at the initiative of Italy, the United Kingdom and Denmark, the Italian Government said.

The document calls for strengthening the cooperation among European countries in the areas of border protection, combating migrant smuggling, preventing illegal border crossings and repatriating individuals who have no legal right to remain in Europe.

the statement reads that European leaders called for more active information-sharing between countries, efforts to counter disinformation and the use of new technological solutions to manage migration flows.

The document focuses on cooperation with migrants' countries of origin and transit, as well as compliance with international law in carrying out repatriation.

These issues will be discussed further at the next European Political Community summit, which will be held in Switzerland.