The UK is signing new agreements with western Balkan countries to tackle people-smuggling gangs, focusing on intelligence sharing and cooperation to intercept these networks.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stated, 'There is a criminal empire operating on our continent, exacting a horrendous human toll and undermining our national security.'
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper emphasized the need for close cooperation with Serbia, North Macedonia, and Kosovo to dismantle smuggling gangs' operations.
The aim is to break the business models of unscrupulous gangs at their source, with almost 100,000 migrants transiting through the western Balkans last year.
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