Migrants rescued at sea in Frontex operations will no longer have to be taken to the country coordinating the mission, according to Roberta Metsola.

The Nationalist MEP said new rules approved by the European Parliament this week ensure that any operational plan for a Frontex operation must be in line with the relevant international law.

This has always been a bone of contention for Malta as previous guidelines stipulated that the coordinating state would be obliged to take in rescued migrants.

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