[PAR] [TLE] Malta Declaration (EU) [SEP] The Malta Declaration is a declaration made on 3 February 2017 during the European migrant crisis by leaders of the European Union in Malta, which holds the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union, that focuses on measures to stem the flow of immigration from Libya to Italy and the EU. [PAR] [TLE] European migrant crisis [SEP] The European migrant crisis, or the European refugee crisis, is a term given to a period beginning in 2015 when rising numbers of people arrived in the European Union (EU), travelling across the Mediterranean Sea or overland through Southeast Europe.  These people included asylum seekers, but also others, such as economic migrants and some hostile agents, including Islamic State militants disguised as refugees or migrants.
[PAR] [TLE] Malta Declaration ( EU ) [ SEP ] The Malta Declaration is a declaration made on 3 February 2017 during the European migrant crisis by leaders of the European Union in Malta , which holds the six - month rotating presidency of the European Union , that focuses on measures to stem the flow of immigration from Libya to Italy and the EU . [PAR] [TLE] European migrant crisis [ SEP ] The European migrant crisis , or the European refugee crisis , is a term given to a period beginning in 2015 when rising numbers of people arrived in the European Union ( EU ) , travelling across the Mediterranean Sea or overland through Southeast Europe . These people included asylum seekers , but also others , such as economic migrants and some hostile agents , including Islamic State militants disguised as refugees or migrants .
When was the beginning of the crisis which prompted the Malta Declaration?
When was the beginning of the crisis which prompted the Malta Declaration ?
2015
2015