It will also equip the EU and its Member States with better tools to prevent cross-border crimes, such as trafficking in human beings or trafficking in drugs, while at the same time detect and provide assistance to small migrant boats in distress, in full compliance with European and international obligations, including the principle of non-refoulement.
Samuti võimaldab see paremini ära hoida piiriüleseid kuritegusid, nagu inimkaubandus ja uimastikaubandus, ning samal ajal avastada ja abistada sisserändajate merehätta sattunud väikelaevu.