we heard from it frederica mogherini. have they addressed how they cut back the operation to do just that within the last 12 months? >> no, there was no addressing of that but mare mare no nostrum. took over now the question is really, the plan that we've heard here and has been put forward by the commission as well to target people smugglers people traffickers whether on the high seas or whether in north africa is whether the money will be there to actually beef this up. that is something that clearly will be apt for discussion on thursday at the eu leaders summit we suppose will northbound brussels. the will was there for the sound bite but the large contributors whether they will be prepared to do that, we heard from the german foreign minister earlier this morning saying he felt there would be a solution found in north africa, that is telling us something that there's this desire to solve the crisis both in north africa an in europe. >> dominic we'll leave it there. thank you very much indeed. barnaby phillips, life i

. >>> the european union foreign policy chief frederica mogherini announced measures to stop migrantseing exploited by human traffickers. dominic kane is there and seventh this report. >> a moment's silence the mark the deaths of so many migrants. after the deaths of so many migrants european foreign policy chief says it is imperative oact. >> i think today we are developing a european sense of solidarity in saving lives and legality me add on a personal note finally so. >> the eu's proposed new measures strengthening its measures in niger crossing over into libya where they are often smuggled from. to get member states to share responsibility for the resettlement and relocation of refugees. because the country that has borne the brunt of the migrant wave says it could no longer cope on its own. >> it's a european emergency so it is not the problem to help italy. it's a problem to help europe. you can't have a european emergency and an italian answer. >> reporter: that's a reference to italy's operation mare nostrum which cost more than $100 million during the 12 months it ran for and