French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela greet each other after a joint press conference at the end of the EU-MED9 summit in Malta on September 29, 2023. The leaders of nine Mediterranean and southern European countries met in Malta with European Commission for talks set to focus on migration. The summit comes a day after EU interior ministers finally made headway on new rules for how the bloc handles asylum seekers and irregular migrants. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)