EU migration commissioner: Pope's signal received

Migration commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos told the European Parliament on Tuesday evening he "fully agreed" with pope Francis' statements on boat migrants from Africa. "This strong signal he sent us, was received", Avramopoulos said. “We cannot allow the Mediterranean to become a vast graveyard”, Francis had said earlier on Tuesday.

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