The Council of Europe organised an International Conference on Smuggling of Migrants on 23 June 2017, in the Palais de l’Europe (Room 5), Strasbourg, France.
The Conference brought together experts and high-level representatives from member and observer States of the Council of Europe, as well as representatives of international organisations and academic experts, to discuss best practices and concrete measures to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants; to develop strategies for cooperation and information exchange and to protect the rights of smuggled migrants.
