Malta needs EU help to cope with its immigration crisis | Jessica Abrahams

Malta receives the highest number of asylum applications in the world in relation to its population. Only EU help can alleviate a growing sense of despair Earlier this week, a rubber dinghy overloaded with refugees attempting to flee Africa for the safety of Europe ran into difficulty. As the boat – travelling from Libya to the EU's smallest state, Malta – began to sink, the Maltese army ...