Germany is tightening its laws to make it harder to help smuggle migrants to the UK. 

Facilitating people-smuggling is not technically illegal in Germany if it’s to another country outside of the EU – which now includes the UK. 

A plan has been made between the two countries that sees Germany tighten their laws and make it easier to prosecute those involved. 

Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Andrew Dickens that Germany had inadvertently become a central hub for the people-smuggling networks. 

He’s uncertain what effect this will have, as when one tentacle is cut in these networks, another seems to grow. 

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Germany is tightening its laws to make it harder to help smuggle migrants to the UK.&nbsp;
Facilitating people-smuggling is not technically illegal in Germany if it’s to another country outside of the EU – which now includes the UK.&nbsp;
A plan has been made between the two countries that sees Germany tighten their laws and make it easier to prosecute those involved.&nbsp;
Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Andrew Dickens that Germany had inadvertently become a central hub for the people-smuggling networks.&nbsp;
He’s uncertain what effect this will have, as when one tentacle is cut in these networks, another seems to grow.&nbsp;
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Gavin Grey: Europe Correspondent on Germany tightening their people-smuggling laws

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