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African refugees are drowning in the Mediterranean Sea without help of European governments. Tens of thousands of migrants and refugees have been moving to Europe in recent years, driven to desperation by war, persecution and economic stagnation in their home countries like Syria, Senegal, Eritrea, Iraq...the list seems endless.

Italy and Spain reiterated their demand that Europe should take control to avoid more deaths. Politicians put the accent on targeting the traffickers who make handsome profits from moving people north. Germany’s interior minister, Thomas de Maizière, said: “We cannot and we will not tolerate these criminals sacrificing human lives on a large scale out of sheer greed.” True, but it takes time to achieve.

For the moment new initiatives are made by European citizens, not politicians. Civilians are organizing search parties on private owned boats to rescue the refugees. Which may cause new tragedies as people in despair will climb on board no matter what. 
Governments have made up ten rules. Yes, that's right: 10 rules. How will that help to solve the two main problems, the reasons why people are migrating: poverty and war? Lucky for the people who manage to survive the journey across the Mediterranean Sea. European government has  stated all European countries have to cooperate in providing the refugees bed, bread and breakfast.