Malta announces a deal to distribute 64 migrants from NGO ship.
, Portugal and Luxembourg. The migrants are being transferred to Maltese vessels and brought to port.
"Once again, the smallest member of the European Union was put under unnecessary pressure being asked to resolve a case which was neither its responsibility nor its remit," the government said. "A solution was found in order not to let the situation deteriorate further while making it clear Malta cannot keep shouldering this burden."
Malta has argued it cannot open its ports to humanitarian rescue ships because their activities off Libya encourage human traffickers.
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