Ioannides warns of crackdown on migrant smuggling networks

Combating illegal migrant smuggling remains a daily operational challenge, deputy migration minister Nicholas Ioannides admitted on Thursday,

Speaking at Europol’s joint parliamentary scrutiny meeting, Ioannides said the government had delivered measurable results, with pending asylum applications also declining after years of sustained pressure on the system.

He said the effort would continue at both a national and European level, in cooperation with the commission as well as Europol.