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    Macron told reporters they had agreed a new five-point plan to build on and then export to the entire membership of the EPC, to create the first concerted continent-wide fight against people smugglers.

    “We will enlarge this format and this approach to the EPC because it makes much more sense as we will have the coalition of the willing: members of the EU, the European Commission plus Albania and the UK and all the other countries ready to join the initiative,” he said.

    Despite a diplomatic row with the host country, Spain, it was absent from the agenda until Wednesday night when it was revealed that Sunak and Meloni had managed to force it on to leaders’ schedules.

    One diplomat reported that the British prime minister was frustrated that migration was not top of the agenda and could not understand why as it is considered to be the hottest political topic both in the EU and the UK.

    But after successfully forcing migration on to the agenda, the UK, EU and Albania will now work on the implementation of their five-point plan and invited all 17 non-EU members of the EPC to join a continent-wide alliance against people smugglers.

    A briefing document seen by the Guardian reveals they will also work on strengthening search-and-rescue missions to avert a repeat of the Greek boat tragedy this summer in which hundreds died.


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