# EU sends boats to the English Channel to help tackle 'migration crisis'

https://mins.news/en/item/45584

- Reuters, 2026-09-04 14:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-sends-boats-english-channel-help-tackle-migration-crisis-2026-09-04/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9ad9766f82110001166450

> The EU’s border agency will deploy boats in the English Channel and North Sea to help search for and rescue migrants, officials said Friday. The move follows a meeting between French and British leaders in which migration was discussed.

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