Irregular entries into the European Union rose about 20% in the first eight months of this year to over 230.000. Within that number the crossings across the central Mediterranean nearly doubled. The UN International Organization for migration lists 2800 dead or missing, mostly in the central Mediterranean so far this year.

The situation is, obviously, very serious and we need a solution.

In our latest episode we talked to MEPs Lena Dupont and Jeroen Lenaers about the EU Migration and Asylum Pact.

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