UK Sanctions Balkans Gangs As Irregular Migrant Numbers Rise

Fonte: International Business Times

UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer faces intense pressure to curb small-boat crosses into England AFP Britain on Wednesday sanctioned Balkans-based gangs and financiers helping facilitate small boat crossings, as migrant arrivals this year via the Channel were set to surpass the 2024 totals. The sanctions, the latest under new UK powers as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces intense pressure to curb the journeys. They were unveiled as he hosted European leaders at a Western Balkans summit.