PM says cooperation with Libya key to curbing flow of illegal migrants to Europe

Cooperation with Libya is key to curbing the flow of illegal migrants from North Africa to Europe, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said ahead of the EUs informal summit in Malta starting on Friday. The prime minister said the EU finally had a partner in Libya and must use every means available to stem the flow of refugees and curb the operations of people smugglers in the Mediterranean. The prime minister said he did not expect the issue of migrant quotas to be a subject of debate but noted that the Czech Republic’s negative stance to quotas remained unchanged. EU leaders are also expected to discuss Brexit and EU-US relations under the Trump administration.