http://www.dpa-international.com/news/international/eu-agrees-to-take-military-action-against-migrant-smugglers-a-45223549.html
FOR THE REPUBLIC! well not yet but soon
Brussels (dpa) - EU foreign and defence ministers agreed Monday to establish a naval mission to crack down on migrant smuggling networks in the Mediterranean Sea, but the mission will need a United Nations Security Council mandate to meet its target launch date in June. The European Union is trying to curb the loss of life at sea amid an unprecedented influx of migrants attempting to reach the bloc's southern shores by paying smugglers to place them on rickety, overcrowded vessels.
The mission, codenamed EUNAVFOR Med, will aim to "break the business model of smugglers and traffickers of people in the Mediterranean," ministers said in a statement. It will be headquartered in Rome, under the command of Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino. The common costs of the operation are estimated at 11.82 million euros (13.67 million dollars) for an initial 12-month mandate, plus a two-month setup phase, the statement said. Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti welcomed Monday's decision as an "important step forward." The operation recognizes "that the Mediterranean is no longer the boundary just of Italy, but the boundary of Europe," she added.
The mission will consist of several phases, starting with the gathering of intelligence on the smugglers' operations. The ultimate aim is to intercept and possibly incapacitate boats used to transport migrants on the open sea, in Libyan waters or even on shore, depending on the legal basis granted by the UN.
The CIS gave no official statement