Are you planning a holiday outside of the EU this summer? Whether you are going for beaches, cities or mountains, here are three things you can do before leaving.

I have seen with my own eyes all too many war-torn regions since the beginning of my mandate – the suffering is simply too much. It is time to stop posturing and scoring points. It is an individual state obligation and a collective international responsibility to work together to realise the rights and standards we have set. – High Representative, Josep Borrell

"Addressing smuggling of migrants requires close cooperation & coordination. The EU is grateful for good partnership with UNODC, Egypt, Pakistan and all others who launch concrete actions to support Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling" , EU Ambassador Carl Christian Hallergård, Permanent Observer of the European Union to the United Nations in Vienna