International summit to discuss refugee crisis held in Malta today

An international summit on the refugee crisis begins today in Malta.

The two day meeting of EU and African leaders is aimed at improving co-operation on the migration issue.

Items on the agenda include the improvement of legal migration channels, protection of asylum seekers and measures to tackle people trafficking.

The summit will also look at how to address the root causes of the mass migration.

Ahead of the meeting, the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz told Malta's parliament that European governments still are not doing enough.

“It is shameful that so far only 120 refugees have been relocated from Greece and Italy in the light of the enormous challenge Europe is facing, this is really too little, too late.”