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New search and
rescue rules to clarify how border guards serving in Frontex sea operations
should deal with migrants and where they should disembark them were approved by
Parliament on Wednesday. The regulation, already informally agreed by
Parliament and Council negotiators, should enter into force before this summer.
"These new
rules will enable Frontex to respond more effectively and to prevent deaths at
sea, thus reconciling our need to ensure security with our duty to protect
human rights", said rapporteur Carlos Coelho (EPP, PT). The draft
regulation was approved by 528 votes to 46, with 88 abstentions.
