EU purse strings are open for member states to hold migrants on boats offshore - under certain legal conditions.
The statement by the Brussels-executive on Tuesday (1 September) follows Maltese media reports that the government in Valletta intends to spend over €1m a month to detain migrants and refugees on a large Cypriot-flagged passenger ship.
The commission's comments are a general statement - not linked to the specifics of Malta's decision - noting that people on board must h...
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.