Rob Watson

I think the significance, Jackie, is it shows what a major problem both source, transit and destination countries consider irregular or illegal migration to be. But I think it's important to remember, Jackie, that while this is the largest such gathering of its kind, there have been recent EU and G7 summits that focused on this issue.

I think the significance, Jackie, is it shows what a major problem both source, transit and destination countries consider irregular or illegal migration to be. But I think it's important to remember, Jackie, that while this is the largest such gathering of its kind, there have been recent EU and G7 summits that focused on this issue.

So I think it's probably wise to see it as a continuation of a process rather than And what sort of plans are under discussion? So in the nutshell, two things really, more cooperation, international cooperation in two areas. So first of all, just trying to get messages out to source countries where migrants come from, don't do it, don't leave.

So I think it's probably wise to see it as a continuation of a process rather than And what sort of plans are under discussion? So in the nutshell, two things really, more cooperation, international cooperation in two areas. So first of all, just trying to get messages out to source countries where migrants come from, don't do it, don't leave.

And secondly, more cooperation on fighting the gangs of criminal smugglers who take people from one place to another. But it's worth again pointing out, these are just not easy, Jackie. I mean, the UN has pointed out two main problems, that an awful lot of countries, they just don't have the kind of technical legal capacity to cooperate.

And secondly, more cooperation on fighting the gangs of criminal smugglers who take people from one place to another. But it's worth again pointing out, these are just not easy, Jackie. I mean, the UN has pointed out two main problems, that an awful lot of countries, they just don't have the kind of technical legal capacity to cooperate.

And secondly, that there's just an awful lot of mistrust between agencies and countries on cooperating on such a sensitive issue. So, People sort of know what to do, but getting it done, it's been called for before, it ain't easy.

And secondly, that there's just an awful lot of mistrust between agencies and countries on cooperating on such a sensitive issue. So, People sort of know what to do, but getting it done, it's been called for before, it ain't easy.

The reason they're there is, you know, that's how the criminal gangs do an awful lot of their advertising, both in terms of getting people to think, yeah, it would be a good idea to try and leave my country, and oh yeah, and I can do it via this particular route. So it's saying to the social media companies, please don't make the job of criminal gangs any easier.

The reason they're there is, you know, that's how the criminal gangs do an awful lot of their advertising, both in terms of getting people to think, yeah, it would be a good idea to try and leave my country, and oh yeah, and I can do it via this particular route. So it's saying to the social media companies, please don't make the job of criminal gangs any easier.

Very briefly, yes. I mean, slightly less briefly, absolutely. The UK is not a member of the EU. It can no longer return migrants back to the European Union countries. And it's not part of the EU law enforcement agencies like Europol anymore.

Very briefly, yes. I mean, slightly less briefly, absolutely. The UK is not a member of the EU. It can no longer return migrants back to the European Union countries. And it's not part of the EU law enforcement agencies like Europol anymore.

It's a chilly spring morning in the Brdy Protected Nature Reserve, about an hour south of Prague, and I'm getting a much-needed crash course in zoology from Environmental Protection Officer Bohumil Fischer.

It's a chilly spring morning in the Brdy Protected Nature Reserve, about an hour south of Prague, and I'm getting a much-needed crash course in zoology from Environmental Protection Officer Bohumil Fischer.

It's a chilly spring morning in the Brdy Protected Nature Reserve, about an hour south of Prague, and I'm getting a much-needed crash course in zoology from Environmental Protection Officer Bohumil Fischer.

The meadows here are now waterlogged. There are little freshwater pools which will soon be home to hundreds of frogs. And the stream is now pure and free of sediment, creating a haven for the endangered stone crayfish, which Bohemil soon expects to see in these wetlands. In fact, these were the three main goals of a project first conceived in 2018.

The meadows here are now waterlogged. There are little freshwater pools which will soon be home to hundreds of frogs. And the stream is now pure and free of sediment, creating a haven for the endangered stone crayfish, which Bohemil soon expects to see in these wetlands. In fact, these were the three main goals of a project first conceived in 2018.

The meadows here are now waterlogged. There are little freshwater pools which will soon be home to hundreds of frogs. And the stream is now pure and free of sediment, creating a haven for the endangered stone crayfish, which Bohemil soon expects to see in these wetlands. In fact, these were the three main goals of a project first conceived in 2018.

But that got, well, bogged down in a dispute recently. between two state enterprises over which one of them would own the land. Then, two years later, came the beavers and solved the problem for them, saving the Czech taxpayer about a million pounds.

But that got, well, bogged down in a dispute recently. between two state enterprises over which one of them would own the land. Then, two years later, came the beavers and solved the problem for them, saving the Czech taxpayer about a million pounds.