mediterranean migration
blue borders

Large numbers of migrants and refugees arriving in Europe cross some part of the Mediterranean. The purpose of this website is to take a look at the most important route, that of the Central Mediterranean, by focusing on both maritime and political events.

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March 2024

26

    • Tunisian Interior Minister and new Italiam ambassador discuss migration issues TAP

    25

    • Oil tanker rescues 139 migrants off Libya, 3 drown GdS

      24

      • According to the Viminale in Rome 9'479 migrants have reached Italy by sea so far, half the number of 2023 GdS
      • Tunisia stops 614 migrants from departing for Europe, 2 dead TAP
      • 50 rescued migrants arrive at Lampedusa, one dead GdS
      • Around 1'000 migrants land during one night in Lampedusa GdS
      • Rwanda accepts 91 Libyan refugees LObs

      23

      • 59 migrants land at Lampedusa; another 620 arrive in one night GdS GdS

        22

        • Arrival at Lampedusa of 87 migrants in one day, and of 316 the day before GdS

          21

          • 196 migrants arrive in three vessels at Lampedusa GdS

            20

            • MsF accuses Libya of interfering with rescue of 170 migrants LObs

              19

              • Tunisian CG prevents 363 sub-saharan migrants from departing TAP

                18

                • 45 migrants rescued by 'Geo Barents' off Libya, 30 drowned; 71 rescued by 'Life Support' off Malta GdS
                • 381 migrants rescued by GC disembark at Pozzallo (Sicily) GdS
                • 225 migrants arrive at Pantelleria (Sicily) in two days GdS

                  17

                  • According to Rome number of migrants decreased so far by 67% compared to last year LObs
                  • 275 migrants rescued by GC and GdF arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                  • Tunisia thwarts 538 migrants from departing for Europe TAP

                    15

                    • 228 migrants have arrived at Lampedusa GdS

                      14

                      • 'Ocean Viking' of SOS Med rescues 25 migrants off Libya, 60 to have perished BBC GdS GdS
                      • 107 migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS

                        13

                        • 42 migrants intercepted off Lampedusa GdS

                          11

                          • 'Life Support'' of NGO Emergency rescues 52 migrants GdS

                            10

                            • Tunisian CG rescues 77 migrants including five dead TAP
                            • 46 rescued migrants arrive at Lampedusa, one victim ANSAmed ANSA
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                            9

                            • 138 rescued migrants arrive at Lampedusa ANSA GdS

                              8

                              • 4 vessels with 133 migrants reach Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                              • 46 migrants land near Lampedusa GdS
                              • 51 'Sea Watch 5' migrants disembarking at Pozzallo (Sicily) ANSA GdS

                                7

                                • 'Sea Watch 5' with 51 migrants headed for Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna) with one dead on board ANSAmed GdS GdS

                                  5

                                    • Tunisia and Italy sign new agreement regulating employment ANSAmed

                                    3

                                      February 2024

                                      29

                                      • 4'403 maritime arrivals in Italy so far, 66 in Malta UNHCR

                                        28

                                        • 'Sea Eye 4' rescues 57 migrants heading for Lampedusa, 2 dead GdS

                                          27

                                          • Tunisian CG rescues 63 migrants off Sfax, one dead ANSAmed
                                          • 'Sea Watch 5' rescues 45 migrants to disembark at Catania (Sicily) ANSA GdS
                                          • According to IOM 700'000 migrants are stranded in Libya ANSAmed

                                            25

                                              • Migrant protests in Malta: Paying taxes without rights? ToM

                                              23

                                              • Five migrants die during migrant rescue operation off Malta ANSAmed
                                              • Italy arrests 12 travelling on a rubber dingy (6 Tunisians and 6 Italians) for migrant smuggling ANSA
                                              • 32 migrants land at Pozzallo (Sicily) GdS

                                                22

                                                  • Albanian Parliament approves treaty to create Italian migration center ANSAmed

                                                  21

                                                    • Arrest of 12 Italian and foreign persons involved in migrant smuggling ANSAmed GdS

                                                    19

                                                    • MsF 'Geo Barents' with 121 rescued migrants headed for Bari (Apulia), 2 dead on board ANSAmed ANSA

                                                      17

                                                        15

                                                        • Tunisia rescues 41 migrants off Zarzis, nine dead TAP

                                                          14

                                                          • The IOM reports the return of 442 migrants departing for Europe, amounting to a total 1004 so far this year LObs

                                                            10

                                                            • GC rescues 55 migrants and takes them to Lampedusa GdS

                                                              9

                                                              • 261 migrants on board SOS Med's 'Ocean Viking' head for Brindisi (Apulia) ANSAmed

                                                                8

                                                                • Tunisian CG rescued two migrants from a boat with 13 missing TAP

                                                                  7

                                                                  • GdF rescues 40 migrants to disembark at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                    6

                                                                    • 12 migrants rescued off Lampedusa, one dies GdS
                                                                    • 134 MsF 'Geo Barents' migrants to disembark at Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna) ANSAmed
                                                                    • 47 migrants rescued by GdF land at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                      4

                                                                      • 12 migrants rescued off Lampedusa, one dead ANSA GdS

                                                                        3

                                                                          • Heavy rainfall reduces Tunisian water crisis ANSAmed

                                                                          2

                                                                          • 200 migrants land at Trapani (Sicily) GdS

                                                                            1

                                                                            • GC rescues 49 migrants off Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                            • Libya deports 163 Nigerian migrants LObs
                                                                            • NGOs lost hundreds of days of SAR activity by Italian assignment of far-off disembarkation ports ANSA

                                                                            31

                                                                            • 1'462 Italy arrivals in January, 35 at Malta UNHCR

                                                                              30

                                                                              • At least 100 migrants died crossing the Central Med during the first month of 2024 ANSA

                                                                                28

                                                                                • 7 migrants arrive at Torre Salsa (Sicilia) GdS
                                                                                • Two-day Africa-Italy summit to be held in Rome, migration a topic TAP

                                                                                26

                                                                                • MsF 'Geo Barents' rescues 68 migrants to disembark at Genova, one victim  ANSA GdS
                                                                                • EU Commission to monitor legal dimension of Italian-Albanian migrant agreement  ANSAmed
                                                                                • France to tighten migrant law despite court ruling BBC

                                                                                23

                                                                                  • Amnesty International: 'EU-Tunisia Agreement has failed' ANSAmed

                                                                                  21

                                                                                  • NGO vessel 'Humanity 1' rescues 126 migrants off Malta to disembark at Taranto (Apulia) ANSA
                                                                                  • 57 migrants rescued by NGO Open Arms to land at Crotone (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                    20

                                                                                    • 167 rescued migrants disembark at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                      19

                                                                                      • 130 migrants land at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                        18

                                                                                        • 85 migrants in two boats intercepted by Frontex, GC and GdF arrive at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                          16

                                                                                          • 40 migrants missing in Maltese SAR area, probably departing from Libya GdS TAP

                                                                                            12

                                                                                            • MsF 'Geo Barents' rescues 37 migrants to disembark at Napoli ANSAmed

                                                                                              11

                                                                                              • Two vessels carrying 100 migrants intercepted by GdF and Frontex arrive at Lampedusa ANSAmed

                                                                                                9

                                                                                                • 6'618 persons died in 2023 trying to reach Spanish coasts ANSAmed
                                                                                                • 35 migrants died along Libyan coast since January 1st, 118 since December 26  GdS

                                                                                                  7

                                                                                                    • Tunisia dismantles international human trafficking network TAP

                                                                                                    6

                                                                                                      • Tunisian FM and French ambassador discuss impact of new and stricter French immigration laws on mutual relations TAP
                                                                                                      • Italian FM: We worked well with Libya and Tunisia in area of migration LObs
                                                                                                      • Rishi Sunak had doubts over Rwanda migration plans BBC

                                                                                                      4

                                                                                                      • After arrival of 109 migrants at Pozzallo (Sicily) arrest of three Egyptians suspected of migrant smuggling GdS
                                                                                                      • Arrival of 147 migrants at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                        3

                                                                                                        • 91 migrants disembark at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                          2

                                                                                                          • 147 arrivals at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                          • Tunisian CG thwarts numerous migration operations and rescues 188 TAP
                                                                                                          • 650 transferred out of Lampedusa camp ANSA GdS
                                                                                                          December 2023

                                                                                                          31

                                                                                                          • Frontex: 380'000 migrants arrived in EU last year, up 17% from 2022, 41% of total crossed Central Med Frontex
                                                                                                          • 974 migrants died in Central Med this year, 1'372 disappeared ANSAmed
                                                                                                          • 153'656 Med arrivals in Italy during 2023, 380 in Malta UNHCR
                                                                                                          • Positive Maltese migration results in 2023: 380 rescues 315 repatriations, 150 EU relocations ToM
                                                                                                          • Several migrants rescued off Zuwara (Libya), several found dead LObs
                                                                                                          • 239 migrants land at Lampedusa within a few hours ANSA GdS

                                                                                                            30

                                                                                                            • Arrival of 132 migrants at Lampedusa, one dead on board GdS
                                                                                                            • In two operations 278 migrants arrested by Lybian authorities  GdS
                                                                                                            • Early arrival at Bari (Apulia) of 244 'Ocean Viking' migrants ANSA

                                                                                                              29

                                                                                                              • 106 migrants rescued at Brindisi (Apulia) by vessel of NGO Sea Eye ANSA

                                                                                                                28

                                                                                                                • SOS Med 'Ocean Viking' headed for Bari (Apulia) with 244 rescued migrants on board ANSA ANSA

                                                                                                                  27

                                                                                                                  • 398 rescued migrants land at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                    26

                                                                                                                    • 79 migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                    • 278 migrants rescued by GC and GdF disembark at Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                    • Returns of Tunisian emigrant earnings amount till October to 65% of external debt ANSAmed

                                                                                                                    25

                                                                                                                    • 118 migrants rescued by NGO 'Sea Watch 5' taken to Carrara (Toscana), 150 rescued by GC taken to Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                    • During the third quarter around 27'000 migrants left the EU by returning to their home country UNSAmed GdS
                                                                                                                    • In Tunisia's Sfax region the UN's IMO informs hundreds of migrants about a potential return to home countries ANAmed
                                                                                                                    • Turkey and Egypt to cooperate in Libyan unification efforts LObs

                                                                                                                    24

                                                                                                                      • Libya and Italy discuss activating joint friendship treaty LObs

                                                                                                                      22

                                                                                                                      • Palestinian baby born safely on board Italian military vessel 'Volcano' stationed off Gaza ANSAmed

                                                                                                                        21

                                                                                                                          • 342 migrants flown from Libya back to West Africa LObs

                                                                                                                          20

                                                                                                                            • EU agreement on improved common migration rules ToM EU

                                                                                                                            19

                                                                                                                            • Lampedusa migrant arrivals augmented 200% this year compared to 2022 GdS
                                                                                                                            • Tunisia returns some sub-Saharan African migrants to their country and emphasizes conformity with international law TAP

                                                                                                                            18

                                                                                                                            • 25 migrants rescued off Libya, 61 missing GdS

                                                                                                                              15

                                                                                                                              • 78 migrants rescued by Libyan merchant ship disembarking at Crotone (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                14

                                                                                                                                  • Tunisia emphasizes migration cooperation with Switzerland TAP

                                                                                                                                  13

                                                                                                                                    • Libya, in cooperation with Int. Org. for Migration, returns 960 migrants to various parts of Africa LObs

                                                                                                                                    9

                                                                                                                                      • Libya calls for EU support to protect borders and control migration LObs

                                                                                                                                      7

                                                                                                                                      • UK gvt insists on Rwanda migrant extradition policy BBC BBC BBC

                                                                                                                                      6

                                                                                                                                        • 145 migrants returned from Libya to Nigeria LObs
                                                                                                                                        • Frontex: Prevention of migrant departures must have priority ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                        5

                                                                                                                                        • GC and GdF intercept 78 migrants off Crotone (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                          3

                                                                                                                                          • Dead woman found among 107 migrants rescued by GdF and disembarking at Lampedusa ANSA GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                          • 200 'Humanity 1' migrants disembarking at Crotone (Calabria) - followed by legal action ANSA ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                          • 44 MsF 'Geo Barents' migrants disembarking at Taranto (Apulia) ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                            November 2023

                                                                                                                                            30

                                                                                                                                            • 151'312 Cent Med arrivals in Italy, 333 in Malta UNHCR
                                                                                                                                            • 56 migrants rescued off Libya to disembark at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                            • 'Humanity 1' of NGO Humanity rescues 90 migrants off Libya ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                              29

                                                                                                                                              • EU: Number of Libya arrivals has increased significantly while that of Tunisia has decreased after signing new agreement LObs
                                                                                                                                              • At Brussels Van der Leyen opens 'Global Conference against Trafficking' GdS

                                                                                                                                              28

                                                                                                                                                • Libya sends around 250 migrants back to Niger and Chad ToM

                                                                                                                                                27

                                                                                                                                                • Arrival of 573 migrants at Lampedusa, departing from Libya ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                  23

                                                                                                                                                    • International symposium dealing with media performance on migration issues held in Tunis TAP

                                                                                                                                                    22

                                                                                                                                                    • Arrival of seven vessels at Lampedusa with 338 migrants on board GdS

                                                                                                                                                      21

                                                                                                                                                        20

                                                                                                                                                        • 145 migrants arrive at Lampedusa in three landings ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                        • 98 migrants disembark at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                          18

                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisia attends conference of European Migration Network (EMN) in Madrid TAP
                                                                                                                                                            • Libya hosts conference on legal migration LOba
                                                                                                                                                            • Russia cooperating with Haftar to form military unit in Africa LObs

                                                                                                                                                            16

                                                                                                                                                            • 17 Lampedusa landings involving 1'133 migrants ANSA
                                                                                                                                                            • 1'609 Lampedusa arrivals in 24 hours GdS
                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisia prevents departure of 543 sub-Saharan migrants ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                              15

                                                                                                                                                              • Tunisia arrests migrant smuggler TAP
                                                                                                                                                              • 1'202 migrants land at Lampedusa in one day ANSAmed ANSA
                                                                                                                                                              • 1'609 migrant arrivals at Lampedusa in one day GdS
                                                                                                                                                              • 114 migrant landings at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                              • UK court rules Rwanda migrants returns as illegal BBC

                                                                                                                                                              14

                                                                                                                                                              • 90 migrants departing from Tunisia and rescued by GdF arrive at Lampedusa ANSAmed ANSA
                                                                                                                                                              • 205 migrants arrive at Lampedusa in one night GdS

                                                                                                                                                                13

                                                                                                                                                                • 370 migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                • 40 migrants rescued inside Lampedusa harbor GdS

                                                                                                                                                                  12

                                                                                                                                                                  • GC intercepts fishing vessel with 200 migrants off Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                  • Arrival at Lampedusa of 150 rescued migrants ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                  • Tunisian CG foils 14 migration attempts involving 296 persons TAP

                                                                                                                                                                    11

                                                                                                                                                                    • 583 resscued migrants arrive at Lampedusa, two dead ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                    • 39 migrants rescued off Lampedusa, 1 dead ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                    • Dozens of migrants rescued off Tripoli (Libya) LObs
                                                                                                                                                                    • 91 migrants rescued by Frontex arrive at Lampedusa ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                      10

                                                                                                                                                                      • 43 migrants departing from Tunisia disembark at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                        9

                                                                                                                                                                        • NGO Emergency 'Life Support' rescued 118 migrants to be taken to Brindisi (Apulia) ANSA ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                          8

                                                                                                                                                                          • Several hundred migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                          • 38 migrants stopped off Sirte in Libya LObs
                                                                                                                                                                          • Chancellor Scholz examines whether German migration checks could be handled outside country BBC

                                                                                                                                                                          7

                                                                                                                                                                          • Another 300 migrants disembark at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                          • Meloni-Albania Agreement - to process Italian martime arrivals in two Albanian camps, including repatriation  Euronews
                                                                                                                                                                          • German federal government agrees with Bundesländer on reorganization of migrant processing  xx

                                                                                                                                                                          5

                                                                                                                                                                          • 531 migrants rescued by GC and GdF off Libya ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                            4

                                                                                                                                                                            • MsF 'Geo Barents' rescues 29 migrants to be taken to Bari (Apulia) ANSA ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                              2

                                                                                                                                                                              • 426 migrants disembark at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                              • 75 migrants rescued by GC arrive at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                1

                                                                                                                                                                                • Between 350 and 400 migrants intercepted by GC are headed for Lampedusa harbor ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                  October 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                  31

                                                                                                                                                                                  • 143'211 maritime arrivals in Italy so far, 315 im Malta UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                  • 20 migrants rescued by NGO vessel 'Trotamar III' arrive at Lampedusa ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                    30

                                                                                                                                                                                    • Arrival at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) of 112 migrants rescued by NGO vessel 'Aita Mari' ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                      29

                                                                                                                                                                                      • 5 migrant bodies recovered at Selinunte near Trapani (Sicily) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                      • GC rescues 80 migrants off Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                      • 48 migrants land on island near Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                      • 153 migrants rescued by port authority vessel and Frontex arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                      • 340 migrants departing from Libya disembark at Lampedusa during night ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                        28

                                                                                                                                                                                        • 121 migrants rescued off Libya reach Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                        • 208 migrants on four vessels land at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                        • 95 migrants rescued by GdF disembark at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                        • Emergency evacuation off Lampedusa of pregnant woman on ONG 'Sea Eye 4' ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                          27

                                                                                                                                                                                          • 186 migrants disembark at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                            26

                                                                                                                                                                                            • 347 migrants travelling on a fishing vessel arrive at Lampedusa GdS ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                              25

                                                                                                                                                                                              • 'Ocean Viking' with 29 rescued migrants headed for Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                              • IOM reports that within a week 202 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                              • 147 rescued migrants headed for Lampedusa  GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                24

                                                                                                                                                                                                • In one week Tunisian National Guard prevents 30 migration attempts involving 432 persons TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                  22

                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Between 200 and 300 migrants rescued from a fishing vessel to land at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 245 migrants rescued by GdF and Frontex arrive at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                    21

                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 139'766 Italy maritime arrivals, 315 in Malta UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • First trucks carrying relief material from Egypt into Gaza BBC

                                                                                                                                                                                                    20

                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 49 of 86 rescued migrants arrive at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                      19

                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 87 rescued migrants reach Lampedusa ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                        18

                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 'SOS Humanity 1' not allowed to head for harbor nearer than Bari ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                          17

                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 44 rescued migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                            16

                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 90 migrants rescued by NGO 'SOS Humanity 1' to go ashore at Bari (Apulia) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 386 rescued migrants arriving at Lampedusa ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                              15

                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Arrival at Lampedusa of 194 migrants plus 47 rescued by NGO ship 'Mare Ionio' ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                14

                                                                                                                                                                                                                • According to Frontex 131'000 migrants crossed Central Med during first nine months, up 17% from last year ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Units of the Tunisian National Guard prevent over a dozen migration attempts involving many Tunisian nationals TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 174 migrants disembark at Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Over 43'000 Libyans displaced by storm Daniel LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Israeli-Hamas war has gone on for a week with no end in sight ToM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                13

                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 74 migrants land at Pantelleria island GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  11

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Arrival of 123 rescued migrants at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 76 migrants departing from Libya arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 21 migrants rescued by NGO Sea Watch to disembark at Trapani (Sicily) GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Rescue by Frontex of 87 migrants off Lampedusa ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 453 migrants land at Lampedusa within a short period ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        8

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 258 migrants rescued during the night arrive at Lampedusa  ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 27 migrants rescued off Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 400 migrants arrive at Pozzallo (Sicily) on small boats GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Italian 'Diciotti' rescues 40 migrants off Lampedusa departing from Tunisia GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • EU FM Borrell:'To fight trafficking European maritime and terrerstrial units necessary' ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • President Saied: 'Tunisia stands firm on its sovereignty' TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • The Tunisian National Guard has prevented 88 migration attempts and rescued 1'131 migrants in the early days of October  TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 46 migrants departing from Libya arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Fine and 20 days of blockade imposed on NGO 'Open Arms' by Palermo tribunal ANSAmed GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 282 Tunisian arrive at Pantelleria within a few days GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 254 migrants disembark at Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 27 EU ministers agree on migration crisis rules ANSAmed ToM GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Meloni speaks at 10 year anniversary of migrant disaster with 368 victims ANSA ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 128 migrants disembark at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisia unhappy with various points of recent EU deal SRF ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 138 Afghans and Iranians land at Augusta (Sicily) GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 46 migrants rescued off Calabria coast ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Libya and Italy discuss closer cooperation and information exchange LObS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Meloni unhappy with Catania court decision GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Alarm signal of a boat with 33 migrants off Sicily near Capo Passero GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 61 migrants using a sailing boat arrive at Locride (Calabria) ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 22 migrants rescued by ONG Nadir arrive at Lampedusa GDS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              September 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              30

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 132'781 Central Med Italy arrivals so far, 271 in Malta UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 83 migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 198 migrants land at Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Tunisian Interior Minister: 'Tunisia cannot act as border guard for other countries' TAP TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • UN Security Council to vote on renewal of measure to prevent migrant smuggling from Libya LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              29

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • According to UNICEF 990 migrants have died or disappiered so far this year in the Med, three times the number of last year ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 17 Tunisians land at Lampedusa after a week of no arrivals ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 45 migrants rescued off Libya by ONG Louis Michel ship to arrive at Pozzallo ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Med9 leaders meeting at Malta call on EU for more effective action on migration ToM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              28

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • MsF 'Geo Barents' rescues 61 to disembark at Civitaveccia ANSA ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                27

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 59 migrants arrive at Locride (Calabria) despite bad weather ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Lampedusa hotspot completely empty ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Meloni appeals to Med9 partners for quick and effective migration action ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                24

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Libya, Tunisia and Algeria warned of new Med storms LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Only 152 of several thousand migrants remain at Lampedusa hotspot ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  23

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • FM Tajani: 'Number of migrants departing from Tunisia and Libya trending down' LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    22

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Opening of a medical station at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • EU approves 60 million € for Tunisian migration control ANSAmed TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      21

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 128'608 maritime arrivals in Italy so far, 271 in Malta UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 75 migrants departing from Tripoli in Libya reach Lampedusa during night; a total of 631 landed the day before GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        20

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 171 migrants disembark at night at Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • At Sfax the Tuinisian National Guard prevents 23 departure attempts; a thousand migrants found North of Sfax waiting for departure TAP ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 71 migrants arriving on a sailing boat disembark at Crotone (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 118 migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisian Interior Minister discusses migration with Swiss Ambassador TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • France to help Italy with 'repatriation' but refuses to share 'Lampedusa' arrivals SRF

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        19

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 190 Lampedusa migrants transferred to Empedocle GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 41 migrants travelling on a sailing boat land in Locride region (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 13 vessels with around 50 migrants arrive at Lampedusa within one hour GdS ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 'Sea Watch' vessel rescues 40 migrants off Libya, headed for Pozzallo GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Another 185 migrants arriving at Lampedusa GdS ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Anti-government demonstration in devastated Eastern Libyan city of Derna; 10% of flood victims are migrants (UNHCR) SRF ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        18

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 600 migrants transferred from Lampedusa to Catania GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 33 Tunisians arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Italy extends migrant detention period to 18 months and emphasizes repatriation ToM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        17

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Another 160 arrive at Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisia stops two migration attempts involving 114 persons  TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • MsF 'Geo Barents' rescues 471 migants to disembark at Brindisi ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 'Diciotti' arrives at Reggio Calabria with 698 on board ANSA ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        16

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Another 818 migrants disembark at Lampedusa; baby dies after arrival GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Arrival at Lampedusa of another 121 migrants departing from Tunisia ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Another 400 migrants reach Reggio Calabria on board 'Diciotti' ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • German migrant acceptance interruped because Italy fails to accept returnees GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        15

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 'Aurora' assisted by GdF rescues 84 migrants off Lampedusa, to disembark at Catania GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • British ambassador discusses migration with Tunisian Minister of the Interior TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • For French President Macron Med migration is an EU problem and Italy should not be left alone to handle the crisis GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        14

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Frontex: Central Med migrant arrivals 96% higher than 2022 ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Over 7'000 arrivals at Lampedusa in two days; situation dramatic GdS GdS GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          13

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Massive arrivals lead to migrant protest at Lampedusa harbor  GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Arrival at Reggio Calabria of 528 migrants on board Italian 'Diciotti' ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 6'792 migrants at Lampedusa hotspot ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Libyan flood truly catastrophic BBC BBC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Eastern Libyan House of Representatives calls on MPs to attend emergency session dealing with Storm 'Daniel' disaster LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          12

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Typhoon 'Daniel' hits Eastern Libyan coast possibly causing thousands of victims ANSAmed BBC ToM BBC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tunisian agencies increase cooperation against migration TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          11

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 'Ocean Viking' rescues 68 migrants off Libya LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 509 migrants arrive at Lampedusa in ten waves ANSA GdS GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Several ships rescue over 200 migrants off Lampedusa  ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 'Geo Barents' arrives in Bari (Apulia) with 31 on board ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 114'231 Italy arrivals so far, 271 at Malta UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Frontex: Libya not a safe harbor ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • So far 28% more EU visa applications than last year, including Norway and Switzerland ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 31 migrants saved by MsF 'Geo Barents' to disembark at Bari (Apulia) ANSA ANSA ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 33 migrants rescued by GC headed for Pozzallo (Sicily) GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Italian and Tunisian Interior Ministers discuss migration by phone TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      August 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      31

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 1 dead body found off Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 200 migrants rescued by GC land at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        30

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Frontex and GdF rescue 270 migrants and head for Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisian President Saied and Italian PM Meloni speak over phone TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        29

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Massive migrant transfer from Lampedusa to mainland Sicily ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          28

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • At Augusta (Sicily) Egyptian accused of migration trafficking GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 135 migrants disembark at Crotone (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            27

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 53 migrants rescued by GC taken to Crotone (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Five 'migrants' found in a camper on a ferry from Malta to Sicily ToM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              26

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Libyan Red Crescent finds two bodies off the beach LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • MsF 'Geo Barents' approaches Brindisi (Apulia) with 168 on board ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 1'826 Lampedusa arrivals in 65 landings in one day; 4'000 at hotspot ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Agrigento prefect: Lampedusa cannot handle more migrants GdS GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              25

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Another 329 migrants from Tunisia arrive at Lampedusa GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 449 migrants departing from Tunisia land at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 1'589 migrants arrive in one day at Lampedusa in 45 different vessels GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                24

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 34 migrants arrive at Lampedusa  GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Arrival of 334 migrants at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • EU ambassador and Libyan PM discuss enhanced migration cooperation  LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                23

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 5 Tunisians travelling on a motor boat land near Trapani (Sicily) ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 40 migrants rescued by 'Life Support' of ONG Emergency reach port of Ortona (Chieti) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Tunisia and Germany agree to improve migration cooperation TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                21

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Sea Watch ship 'Aurora' faces administrative inquiry for taking 72 migrants to Lampedusa instead of Trapani ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  20

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 473 migrants arrive in Lampedusa in several boats ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 'Geo Barents' reaches Bari with 55 migrants on board ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 454 migrants on board GC 'Datillo' arrive at Reggio Calabria ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    19

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Sea Watch vessel 'Aurora' with 72 migrants on board unwilling to head for Trapani, prefers Lampedusa  GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 40 migrants rescued by NGO 'Open Arms' disembarking at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 76 migrants rescued by GC disembark at Roccella Jonica (Calabria). ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 36 migrants rescued by commercial ship and taken over by GC land at Pozzallo (Sardinia) GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      18

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 97 migrants travelling in two vessels and departing from Tunisia disembark at Lampedusa  ANSAmed ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        17

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • GdF discovers dead migrant off Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • MsF 'Geo Barents' heading for Bari with 55 migrants rescued off Libya  ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 22 migrants rescued by GC head for Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 239 migrants rescued by GC and GdF arrive at Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 359 migrants arrive at Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 55 people killed during Tripoli clashes LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        16

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • According to Rome 101'386 naval migrants have reached Italy so far, more than double the number of 2022 ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Baby died during a GC rescue on the way to Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisia foils 18 sea crossings involving 630 migrants TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 155 migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 59 rescued migrants disembark at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Italian GC rescues 5 migrants off Calabrian coast ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          15

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 76 migrants rescued by 'Life Support' of NGO Emergency disembark at Naples ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Spain dismantles trafficking network using Libya as transition point for Syrian migrants  LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          14

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tunisian CG rescues 23 migrants off Sfax,, 7 missing and 11 dead TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 13 migrants rescued off Sicily, two missing ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Italian CG rescues 10 migrants off Crotone (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 45 migrants rescued off Lampedusa by GdS ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 195 migrants rescued by GdF and Frontex reach Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Paris to host international meeting on Libya LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          13

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Sicily hit by constant flow of migrants GdS GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            12

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisian CG rescues 13 migrants, two victims TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • GC rescues 9 migrants off Sicily, 3 dead GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 1'200 migrants arrive at Lampedusa in 24 hours ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Six Lampedusa arrivals with 638 migrants ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 623 migrants rescued by 'Ocean Viking' to disembark at Lampedusa and Civitavecchia GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 5 Lampedusa landings with 113 migrants GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 250 migrants disembark at Pantelleria (Sicily), 100 minors among them GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Migrant trafficker gang arrested in Tripoli (Libya) LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisian Minister of the Interior meets UNHCR representative for migration TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            11

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Frontex reports that during the past seven months 89'000 migrants crossed Central Med ANSAmed GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Departing from Sfax in Tunisia 422 migrants land at Lampedusa Gds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Five more Lampedusa landings during a short period GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • UK migrant 'housing barge' in difficulty BBC

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 91'000 maritime landings in Italy since January GdS UBHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 9 landings with 1'213 mirants at Lampedusa ANSAmed ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 578 migrants disembark at Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • At Crotone (Calabria) two traffickers arrested associated with August 5 landings ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisia-Libya border area free of stranded migrants TAP TAP ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Over 30'000 migrants have reached Italy via Libya since January LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 41 migrants drown off Lampedusa, two rescued; Tunisian court starts investigation into drowning of 41 migrants ANSAmed TAP ToM BBC GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Two vessels in trouble off Lampedusa, around 100 rescued by GC, 2 dead and 30 missing ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Tunisian CG rescues two sub-Saharan migrants, 14 dead and 51 missing GdS ANSAmed GdS TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • UK starts to 'house' asylum seekers on a 500 person barge BBC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Tunisia calls for tripartite agreement to protect borders with Algeria and Libya LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Tunisian CG recovers ten migrant bodies off Sfax TAP ToM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 57 rescued migrants arrive at Lampedusa, two dead and 30 missing ANSA GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 34 migrants rescued by helicopter flown to Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 194 migrants on board ONG vessel 'Open Arms' disembark at Brindisi (Apulia) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 82 migrants intercepted by GC arrive at Crotone (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • GC rescues 43 migrants off Lampedusa, one victim GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 82 migrants rescued by GC disembark at Crotone (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 57 migrants rescued off Lampedusa by GC GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 791 migrants from 20 boats land at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Libya receives three rescue vessels from Italy LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 1'377 migrants on 38 vessels arrive at Lampedusa within 24 hours, rescued by GC, GdF and various NGO ships ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 252 rescued migrants disembark at Lampedusa  ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Arrival of 372 migrants in eight boats at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tunisian CG intercepts 150 national and sub-Saharan migrants after departure TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 170 additional arrivals in six vessels at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tunisia rejects UN claims about problematic treatment of sub-Saharan migrants at national borders TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 385 Pakistani migrants freed at Tobruk (Libya) LObs LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Over 30'000 migrants have reached Itay this year LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Five more landings at Lampedusa in a short time GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • According to Italian government 101'386 migrants have so far arrived Italy by sea, more than double the numver of last year ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 61 sub-Saharan migrants rescued off Lampedusa after their boats collapse GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Libyan Red Crescent provides aid to over 600 migrants at Tunisian border GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      July 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      31

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 87'026 maritime arrivals in Italy so far this year, 177 in Malta UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Bodies of 6 sub-Saharan migrants found at Libyan-Tunisian border ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 39 Turkish migrants rescued by GC and taken to Crotone (Calabria), two die during voyage ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 154 migrants rescued by GdF and taken to Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        29

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 252 migrants rescued by GC and GdF taken to Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          28

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 29 Tunisians intercepted by GdF arrive at Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 104 migrants rescued by Frontex and GdF arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Washington: Reconciliation is crucial for a functioning Libya LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Italian security delegation in Tripoli to discuss migration LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Italy considers employing thousands of Tunisians in various fields TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          25

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 15 migrants rescued in Maltese waters, 5 missing ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 77 migrants rescued by GC arrive at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            24

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Heat wave hits Sicily, 47.6 degrees at Catania ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 10 migrants intercepted by GdF reach Roccella Jonica in a sailing boat ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 324 migrants departing from Libya rescued by GC arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisian and Italian presidents meet in Rome  TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • In Rome Libyan and Maltese prime ministers discuss migration LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            23

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • International Conference on Development and Migration starts in Rome TAP TAP LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              22

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 500 Lampedusa migrants transferred to Reggio Calabria ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 221 migrants rescued by GdF and GC arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 266 night arrivals at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Second Sicily hotspot to be opened at Empedocle GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                21

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 652 migrants on 17 different vessels land at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Lampedusa fishermen complain about losses caused by massive migration activities GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                20

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 452 rescued migrants disembark at Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Italian and Tunisian Interior Ministers discuss migration TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                19

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Frontex and GdF rescue 398 migrants on 10 vessels off Lampedusa GdS GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  18

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 124 migrants disembark at Crotone and Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 44 sub-Saharan Africans departing from Tunisia rescued by Frontex off Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    17

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • GC, GdF and 'Geo Barents' rescue 1'149 migrants from 28 vessels, headed for Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Meloni: 'EU-Tunisia Memorandum showing way for all North-African countries' GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • EU-Tunisia MOU on migation: Repatriation limited to Tunisian nationals  ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    16

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 1'400 Lampedusa arrivals in 24 hours GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tunisia and EU sign MOU on 'strategic and comprehensive partnership' covering five 'pillars' including matters of migration TAP ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • To handle growing numbers of arrivals Italy will organize more (temporary) Lampedusa-like reception centers GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Meloni announces international migration conference to be held on 23 July in Rome ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    15

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Extreme heatwave hits Southern Europe and Mediterranean BBC ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 81 new arrivals at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • GdF and GC rescue 316 migrants off Lampedusa traveling in eight vessels GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tunisian human rights organization LTDH sounds alarm over situation of sub-Saharan migrants at Sfax TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tunisian President Saied chairs cabinet meeting on illegal migration and emphasizes existence of criminal networks TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    14

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • According to UNICEF 289 minors died so far this year crossing the Central Med GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 240 migrants in five vessels arrive at Lampedusa at night ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • EU Vice-Commissioner Schinas optimistic about signing a new EU Migration Pact by end of year  ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • EU to sign a migration agreement with Tunisia ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    13

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Arrival at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) of 50 migrants rescued by GC; one victim ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • According to EU Libyan migrant departures have augmented 600 per cent this year GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 250 migrants arrive at Lampedusa; more coming GdS GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      12

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 2'226 migrants at Lampedusa hotspot ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • HRW repeats its call for immediate aid to repatriated sub-Saharan migrants at Libyan and Algerian border ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        11

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 203 migrants land in four vessels at Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Maltese PM and Tunisian President discuss migration TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 571 migrants reach Lampedusa during night; hundreds transferred to other camps GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • EU Commission demands Italy to clarify rescue effort involving SOS Med 'Ocean Viking' off Libya  ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Another 136 migrants arrive at Lampedusa Gds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisian Red Crescent tries to help migrants stranded on Libyan border TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tunisian CG rescues 11 migrants after departure, 10 victims ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 48 migrants disembark at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 100 migrants rescued from two boats by GC arrive at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            8

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Arrival at Lampedusa of 230 migrants rescued by GC ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • NGO vessel 'Open Arms' with 300 migrants on board headed for Brindisi (Apulia) ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • MSF 'Geo Barents' with 197 migrants on board headed for Brindisi (Tuscany) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 31 migrants departing from Sfax (Tunisia) arriving at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 54 rescued migrants arrive at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 224 migrants rescued by GC and 'Open Arms' disembark at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Human Rights Watch criticizes Tunisia's 'collective migrant deportations' to Libya ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 500 migrants relocated from Lampedusa to Reggio Calabria ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Night arrival at Lampedusa of 436 migrants on board GC and GdF vessels GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Libyan PM and Tunisian President agree to enhance migration cooperation LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 308 migrants disembark at Lampedusa during the night GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 59 migrants rescued by GC arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisian NGO warns government of signing a 'suspicious' and 'dangerous' migration agreement with EU TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Sub-Saharan migrants expelled from Sfax after killing of a local Tunisian ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 63 migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 229 migrants disembark at Lampedusa during night GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 96 migrants arrive at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Lampedusa to continue as a mere transition center for migrants ANSAmed GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisia investigates clashes between Sfax residents and sub-Saharan migrants TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • GC rescues 45 sub-Saharan Africans in Italian SAR zone GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Van der Leyen: EU Migration Pact to start in 2023 ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Migrant protest al Caltanissetta (Sicily) against treatment and repatriation GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisian CG foils 65 migration attempts and rescues 2'068 persons; in another operation 47 attempts are foiled involving 1'879 migrants TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 489 migrants arrive at Reggio Calabria, most of them from Lampedusa camp ANSA ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Merchant ship rescues 70 migrants, to disembark at Trapani GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 182 migrants rescued by GdF and GC arrive at Lampedusa and Augusta GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • EU Council approves two central points of new Migration Pact GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Dispute over Italian government attempt to assign far-away port for NGO disembarkation ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 138 rescued migrants taken to Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Arrival at Lampedusa of 182 migrants; a total of 4'000 in two days GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 197 migrants rescued by 'Humanity 1' of SOS Humanity ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Greek PM calls for cooperation with Libya to stop migration LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            June 2023

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 60'352 Italy maritime arrivals so far this year, 141 Malta arrivals  UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 31 migrants rescued by GdF report that some have drowned GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 25 EU States approve new Migration Pact, Poland and Hungary opposed ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • A Nigerian arrested in Agrigento (Sicily) for mishandling and torturing migrants in a Libyan camp GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            29

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 696 migrants arrive at Lampedusa in 14 vessels; 2'069 at hotspot ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 1'388 migrants reach Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 87'026 sea arrivals in Italy so far this year, 177 in Malta UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisian CG prevents 7 migration attempts involving 76 nationals and 45 sub-Saharan Africans TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • UK plan to send migrants to Rwanda ruled unlawful ToM BBC

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 87'026 sea arrivals in Italy so far this year, 177 at Malta UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 90 migrants rescued by cargo ship to disembark at Pozzallo (Sicily) GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • According to Frontex 140% more migrants crossed Central Med 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 87'026 maritime arrivals in Italy so far this year, 177 in Malta 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 259 rescued migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 87'000 sea arrivals in Italy so far this year, 177 at Malta UNHCR

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              27

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Bad weather reduces Lampedusa migrant arrivals GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • European Council HR Commissioner praises Lampedusa treatment of migrants GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              26

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • GC rescues 21 migrants off Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                24

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 258 migrants land in four vessels at Lampedusa; up to 40 said to have drowned GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • MsF rescues 13 migrants ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Reports of a vessel with 50 migrants sending emergency signals off Tunisia  GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  23

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 290 migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Italy to equip Libyan CG with two vessels  GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  22

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 146 migrants land at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Libya deports 165 migrants to Nigeria LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 600 migrants relocated from Lampedusa to Reggio Calabria ANSA GdS ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tunisia investigation of violent death of sub-Saharan migrant TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  21

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • In 2022 Italian GC rescued 57'000 migrants ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 44 migrants rescued off Lampedusa, 3 died GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    20

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Another 371 arrivals at Lampedusa GdS GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      19

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 595 migrants arrive in one day at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 1'145 migrants at Lampedusa 'hotspot' GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • President Saied confirms to German and French ministers that Tunisia refuses to be a border guard for Europe  TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Trafficking suspects of Greek migrant ship disaster plead not guilty BBC

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      18

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Official account of recent Greek migrant shipwreck desaster put in question BBC GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 36 Tunisians land at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • A total of 242 migrants arrive at Lampedusa in one day GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 159 migrants land at Pozzallo (Sicily) GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Tunisian CG stops 39 sub-Saharan migrants from departing TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        17

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 103 migrants arrive at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • EU Commissioner Johansson proposals on Med migration GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        16

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Search for victims of Greek migrant accident continues, hundreds feared missing BBC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisian PM Bouden visits UNHCR in Geneva to discuss migration TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        15

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Experts fear that migration accident off Greece may have caused around 600 victims ANSAmed BBC BBC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 86 migrants arrive at Roccella Jonica (Calabria), another 50 at Crotone ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 'Maltempo a Roma' ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisian President Saied and EU Council head Charles Michel talk by telephone on migration TAP TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        14

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • So far 79 migrants missing off Greece from a ship traveling from Libya to Italy; of the 400 on board only around 100 saved ANSAmed ToM BBC GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          13

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 80 migrants rescued by GC land at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 39 migrants rescued by 'Aurora' of NGO Sea Watch disembark at Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 22 migrants rescued by GC arrive at Pozzallo, 63 at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            12

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 400 migrants rescued south of Sicily taken to Catania and Pozzallo; an additional 130 rescued taken to Augusta GdS GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              11

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Italy to ask Haftar to stop migrants departing from East Libya LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Migration a topic when van der Leyen, Meloni and PM Rutte visit Tunisia and meet President Saied - with positive results ? ANSAmed TAP ANSA ANSA TAP TAP GdS TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Vessel with 79 migrants landing at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  8

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 78 rescued migrants arrive at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 252 migrants travelling on a sailing boat arrive at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • EU Council reaches important migration agreement EU Council

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • In an accident east of Algier 4 migrants drowned while 22 are missing ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 200 migrants rescued by 'Diciotti' disembark at Messina (Sicily) GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 48 migrants rescued by CG near Crotone (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 3'432 Tunisian nationals reached Italian coast till end of May TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • GC rescues 74 migrants taking them to Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 360 migrants leave Lampedusa hotspot on a passenger ship GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tunisian CG rescues 200 migrants off Sfax, one dead ToM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Two NGO vessels ('Mare Go' and 'Sea Eye 4') accused of violating Meloni's new migration law taken to Lampedusa and Ortona GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • At Bizerte Tunisian CG stops five migration attempts involving 150 people TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 355 migrants arrive at Lampedusa in one day ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              May 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              31

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 48'279 Italy maritime arrivals so far, 92 at Malta UNHCR

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                29

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Eight Lampedusa landings with a total of 375 migrants, another 87 brought ashore by GdF ANSA GdS GdS

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tunisian CG stops 5 operations involving 211 migrants TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • GdF rescues 50 migrants off Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    27

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • MsF 'Geo Barents' rescues 599 migrants off Sicily, disembarkation at Bari (Apulia) ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Arrival at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) of 95 rescued migrants ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 'Humanity 1' (of NGO SOS Humanity) rescues 88 migrants off Libya ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tripoli based Libyan authorities conduct air raid against traffickers ANSAmed ToM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    26

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • French minister visits Malta to discuss EU migration policy ToM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      25

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 'Diciotti' arrives at Reggio Calabria where 471 migrants disembark, 200 taken to Messina ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        24

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Italian GC 'Diciotti' rescued 223 migrants off Sicily to be taken to Pozzallo; 'Life Support' of NGO Emergency rescues another 500 off Malta GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          23

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • TAP to assume presidency of Alliance of Mediterranean News Agencies TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Tunisian and Italian news agencies (TAP & ANSA) sign cooperative agreement TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            21

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              19

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 87 migrants rescued by Italian GC arrive at Crotone (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 731 migrants aboard GC 'Diciotti' disembark at Rocella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 26 'Geo Barents' migrants disembarking at Brindisi (Apulia) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Mattarella: 'To manage migration an organic EU policy is needed' ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              18

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 138 migrants intercepted by Frontex arrive at Crotone (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                17

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Macron at Council of Europe summit: 'Italy must not be left alone to handle massive migration pressure' ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                16

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • MsF 'Geo Barents' rescues 26 migrants off Libya ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Tunisian President Saied and Italian Minister of the Interior discuss migration TAP ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                15

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • According to Frontex 42'000 migrants crossed Central Med during first four months, a new record ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  14

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Bad weather continues ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tunisian CG stops 4 vessels and rescues 107 migrants - 91 sub-Saharan Africans rest Tunisians TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    11

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • For 'Union of Med Countries' migration management is achieved by more EU integration rather than by border policing ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Meloni: ' No problem between Italy and France' ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Up to 1'000 migrants transferred out of Lampedusa, camp nearly empty ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          8

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Arrival at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) of 55 migrants rescued by GC ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • A total of 1'326 Lampedusa arrivals in 24 hours on 23 boats, 338 in five boats during one night ANSA GdS GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Two drowned bodies found near Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 37 migrants arrive at Lampedusa rescued in Maltese SAR zone by ONG Nadir, one missing ANSA GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Arrival at Lampedusa of eight boats with 380 migrants ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 46 sub-Saharan migrants rescued off Lampedusa, 1 dead ANSAmed GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • French-Italian tensions over migration GdS BBC

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Gen. Haftar meets PM Meloni in Rome LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • In four days around 3'000 migrants transferred out of Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Bad weather continues ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tunisian CG rescues 73 migrants TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    April 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    30

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • More migrants buried at Sfax (Tunisia) cemetary ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 287 migrants disembark at Messina, 373 at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      29

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 46 migrants rescued off Lampedusa by Italian GC, 3 dead GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • In Sfax (Tunisia) main operator suspected of migation trafficking arrested TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      28

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Between April 18 and 27 Tunisian CG recovered 219 bodies along coast TAP ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Tunisia and EU agree to strengthen fight against migrant trafficking  ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      27

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 55 migrants drown off Libya, 5 rescued by local CG ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Two NGOs (Open Arms and Resqship) rescue a total of 79 migrants to be brought to Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        26

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • So far 2'301 migrants have arrived in Italy on NGO vessels, amounting to 5.9% of roughly 39'000 in all ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • UNHCR reports 36'339 maritime arrivals in Italy so far UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 62 sub-Saharan migrants rescued by GC disembark at Lampedusa, 2 dead GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 40 migrants rescued by GC disembark at Crotone (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisian CG has stopped 17 efforts involving 524 migrants, mostly sub-Saharan Africans but also 72 Tunisians ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • To improve migration controls France to station 150 additional officers at the border with Italy ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        25

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Libyan Red Cross finds 34 bodies in one week LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 165 migrants rescued off Lampedusa, 20 missing and two dead GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisia stops 20 migrants from departing by sea TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 705 migrants arrive at Lampedusa on 19 vessels GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisian Human Rights Observatory rejects EU proposals regulating migration TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        24

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Libyan NGO holds EU responsible for death of 17 migrants LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 42 rescued near Lampedusa, 3 missing ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 118 rescued off Lampedusa, 20 missing, 2 dead  GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Near Lampedusa 34 migrants rescued, 20 missing, one dead GdS ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisian National Guard stops 49 migration operations and prevents 921 migrants from departing TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • At Lampedusa 819 arrivals in 21 boats during 24 hours  GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          23

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tunisia foils three Med crossings and rescues 93 sub-Saharan migrants; 17 prevented from entering country TAP TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            22

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 'Ocean Viking' to arrive in Bari (Apulia) with 29 migrants on board ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 500 migrants rescued by GC and Frontex taken in part to Augusta and Catania (Sicily) GdS GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              19

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 33 Tunisians rescued by GC arrive at Lampedusa, one dead ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 164 migrants disembark at Crotone (Calabria) rescued by CG and Frontex ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • UN envoy asks Libyan leaders to deliver on election promise this year LObs LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              18

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 42 sub-Saharan Africans rescued off Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Emergency Commissioner Valenti at Lampedusa ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              17

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 600 migrants rescued from a fishing vessel, 111 taken to Catania, the rest to other Sicilian ports including Augusta GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 60 migrants rescued by two merchant ships in Maltese SAR zone; first Malta arrivals in many months  ToM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                16

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 94th victim of February Cutro accident found ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Bad weather hits Southern Italy ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 55 migrants rescued off Libya by Italian NGO Emergency ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  15

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Tunisia Cabinet discusses migration monitoring TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    14

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 230 rescued migrants taken by CG to Crotone (Calabria) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      13

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 500 migrants rescued off Calabria, 200 taken to Roccella Jonica ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        12

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • FRONTEX: 300% more Central Med crossings during first Quarter compared to 2022 ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • UNHCR: 441 migrants died crossing the Central Med during first Quarter of 2023 ANSAmed GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Two overcrowded boats with 800 and 400 on board off Sicily BBC ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rome declares national migration emergency; Schifani: Sicily shuts door ANSA GdS GdS GdS BBC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 'Unifying Libyan security institutions unlikely'! LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        11

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Growing problems of Mediterranean migration  ToM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Massive Lampedusa arrivals  ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • In two days Italian CG involved in 1'200 rescues, over the entire weekend in around 2'000 ANSA GdS BBC

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Nearly 500 migrants, mostly sub-Saharan Africans, arrive from Tunisia in various landings at or near Lampedusa, two victims GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              8

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 17 sub-Saharan migrants rescued off Tunisia, 20 missing ToM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Italian GC rescues 231 migrants off Tunisia, 35 dead Gds
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Unifying Libyan military tops Russia-Turkey meeting LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Tunisia says it prevented 14'000 migrants from departing for Europe during first quarter ToM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 'Geo Barents' disembarkation at Brindisi (Apulia) ANSA GdS ANSAmed

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 13'386 migrants arriving 2022 in Italy were unaccompanied minors GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 399 'Geo Barents' migrants headed for Brindisi (Apulia) ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • MsF 'Geo Barents' rescues 500 migrants in Maltese waters GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Schifani (Sicily gov.): Big migration wave expected when weather improving ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Since 1991 Italian GC has rescued 1.1 million migrants ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 32 migrants 'rescued' by CG helicopter from tiny island of Lampione ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Dead body between 20 and 30 years found off Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Storms to hit Calabria and Sardinia ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 92 migrants rescued by 'Ocean Viking' (SOS Med) headed for Salerno (Sicily) ANSA LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 52 sub-Saharan migrants arrested for crossing Tunisian-Algerian border TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 352 migrants arrive at Lampedusa in 8 vessels, one migrant found dead ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Another 163 migrants arrive at Lampedusa in four landings GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Over 50'000 people receive MsF services last year LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      March 2023

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • FTDES reports 132 dead and missing migrants along Tunisian coasts during first Quarter TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rome reports 27'200 migrant arrivals during first Quarter compared to 6'700 last year ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        30

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rising number of shipwreck bodies exceeds Sfax (Tunisian) forensic capacities TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • EU denies paying money to keep immigrants in Libya LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        29

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Female migrant body found near Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • EU Parliament passes four measures regulating migration ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        27

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 650 Middle Eastern migrants land at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Italy impounds German NGO migrant rescue ship 'Louise Michel' at Lampedusa ToM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Military leaders see possibility of forming united armed forces in Libya LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • FTDES: 'Migrant smuggling networks flourish in Tunisia' TAP ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        26

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Tunisian CG rescues 11 migrants after vessel crash, 29 bodies found TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • 1'387 and 1'778 arrivals in two days at Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • EU military operation IRINI to continue till 2025 LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Another 700 disembarking at Pozzallo and Augusta (Sicily) GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          25

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 190 'Geo Barents' migrants to disembark at Bari (Apulia) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 2'000 migrants arrive in Lampedusa within 24 hours GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Meloni satisfied with migration decisions at EU summit ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          24

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 34 sub-Saharan Africans die off Tunisia in Maltese SAR zone, 4 rescued; Italian CG finds seven dead ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 167 migrants arrive in four landings at Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Italian GC rescues 450 migrants 100 miles off Siracusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 202 migrants land at Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Italian GC rescues 800 migrants in one day GdS GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Meloni and Macron meet prior to EU summit and announce agreement on migration issues ANSAmed ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          23

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tunisia prevents 30 migrants from departing, finds seven dead and rescues 2'034 from a sinking vessel ANSAmed ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Off Tunisia 5 migrants found dead, 28 missing GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Italian CG rescues 450 migrants off Syracusa prior to an earlier rescue of 295 ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 210 migrants rescued by Italian CG arrive at Roccella Jonica, 80 taken to Crotone ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 42 migrants land at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            22

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Meloni tells parliament that Italy 'has been left alone to prevent migrant tragedies at sea' ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              21

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Egyptian migrant prevented from re-entering Italy ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                20

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Tunisian CG rescues 41 sub-Saharan migrants; National Guard arrests another 40 TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  19

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 87th and 90th victim of Cutro accident found ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tunisian CG intervenes in 18 migration attempts and saves 635 persons TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    18

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 346 migrants rescued off Lampedusa taken to Augusta and Catania by CG 'Datillo' ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • EU to sign an 'operative partnership' with Tunisia to control growing migration ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Italian FM Tajani calls on EU to take stronger action limiting migration from Libya and Tunisia LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    16

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • After 20 days at Augusta (Sicily) 'Geo Barents' of MsF starts new rescue mission ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      15

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 589 migrants on 'Diciotti' to disembark at Reggio Calabria ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Malta reports that Syrian airline is transporting Bengali migrants to Libya LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      14

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Arrival of 17 migrants at Pozzallo (Sicily) rescued by carrier 'Froland' off Libya ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 40 migrants arrive at Agrigento (Sicily) GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Storms hit Southern Italy ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 928 migrants leave Lampedusa hotspot ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • EU Commission: 'Everything must be done to prevent migration victims at sea' ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Tunisia's new parliament opens first session ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • In a meeting with Belgian diplomat Tunisian minister Zahi emphasizes need for joint action to handle migration TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      12

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • More bodies found of February Cutro accident - 81 in all ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 47 migrants in difficulty off Libya asking for help; 17 rescued, 30 missing ANSA GdS ANSA TAP GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 378 migrants disembark at Augusta (Sicily) after rescue be GC ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Lampedusa situation commented by 'sindaco' ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      11

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Italian CG to rescue 1'300 migrants off Calabria BBC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 500 migrants land at Crotone after rescue by Calabrian CG ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Macron and Sunak announce new migrant detention center ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rome: 3'000 migrants landed in last 3 days, 17'592 in 2023 ANSA UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Frontex: Central Med arrivals up 116% in two months ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 584 migrants rescued by GC 'Diciotti' to disembark at Reggio Calabria ANSA ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Another 42 migrants departing from Tunisia rescued off Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 1'869 migrants, some rescued by GC, arrive at Lampedusa within a few hours GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • UK to give France cash to stop Channel crossings BBC

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Arrival at Lampedusa of 180 migrants rescued by GdF, 1 dead GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 20 sub-Saharan migrants rescued off Lampedusa by GC, 1 dead ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 54 sub-Saharan migrants rescued off Tunisia, 14 dead ANSAmed TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Arrival at Brindisi (Apulia) of 105 migrants rescued off Libya by NGO Emergency ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 1'175 migrants reach Lampedusa in two days, 470 yesterday, 705 today ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • IMF watches Tunisian steps to handle sub-Saharan migrants TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      8

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • GdF rescues 38 migrants off Lampedusa; another 50 or so arrive from Tunisia  ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tunisian FM rejects criticism that President Kais Saied identified migration with racism  TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tajani: Migrant flow to Europe is linked to conditions in Libya and Tunisia LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • EU speaker: 'If migration causes not handled more tragedies will follow' ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • FM Tajani: Italy must facilitate regular migration - country needs it ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • UK to end asylum rights for small-boat migrant arrivals BBC BBC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Meloni: 'No Frontex warning about Cutro shipwreck' GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Pope criticizes migration trafficking; Meloni praises Pope for attacking migration traffickers ANSA ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • U.S. 'alarmed' by escalating arrest of Tunisian opposition figures ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Ivory Coast and Guinea to repatriate nationals from Tunisia BBC TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Meloni: 'EU working on rules avoiding irregular migration and guaranteeing security' ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                28

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Italian police arrest three suspected for trafficking in connection with migrant shipwreck BBC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Italian government: Increased migrant flow via Turkey, mainly Kurds and Pakistanis ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  27

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Shipwreck: Arrest of two traffickers and search for more victims GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    26

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • So far 14'000 migrants disembarked in Italy, 164% more than 2022 ANSA UNHCR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Migrant shipwreck near Cutro (Calabria) with 150 to 200 on board: 80 rescued of which 50 swim ashore, 64 missing GdS BBC ANSA ANSAmed ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Roberta Metsola EPL: EU needs common migration rules ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    25

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • In 2022 over 2'400 Libyans applied for asylum in the EU LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    24

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • In one day, 1'046 migrants arrive in Lampedusa in 25 different landings; 38 rescued by GdF disembark at Pozzallo (Sicily) GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      23

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 194 migrants arrive on two vessels at Lampedusa ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Five Tunisian migrant traffikers arrested by Lampedusa GdF  GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      22

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • CG rescues 81 migrants off Lampedusa ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Libyan-Italian task force on security and migration launched LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Tunisian president calls for stronger measures to fight sub-Saharan migration ANSAmed TAP ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      21

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Another 80 migrants land at Lamedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Tunisia rescues 20 nationals and one foreigner off Mahida ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Libyan Red Crescent complains about handling of immigrant corpses LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      20

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Arrival at Lampedusa of 37 and 45 rescued migrants, one dead GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Arrival of 'Dattilo' at Reggio Calabria with 589 migrants on board  ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 16 migrants land a Sardinia coast ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Libya gets two fast coastal patrol boats from Italy LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Italian FM Tajani: 'Tunisian migrants a growing problem' ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      19

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Three disembarkations: 31 migrants of 'Aita Mari' (NGO SMH) at Civitaveccia, 84 of 'Ocean Viking' (SOS Med) at Ravenna and 156 of 'Life Support' (NGO Emergency) also at Civitaveccia  GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Arrival of another 296 migrants on six boats amounting to 845 arrivals in two days; 2'817 at hotspot  GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        18

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Eight vessels with 472 migrants arrive at Lampedusa ANSA GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          17

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Another 110 migrants land at night at Lampedusa, over 2'000 at hotspot camp ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Tunisia launches platform on national migration data ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          16

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 735 migrants land at Lampedusa in 24 hours GdS ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 'Life Support' of NGO Emergency rescues 156 migrants off Libya, disembarkation at Civitavecchia (Rome/Latium) ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 33 migrants arrive at Sardinia ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            15

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 73 migrants missing from a shipwreck off Libya, 7 survive ANSAmed LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • A child age 15 rescued and four migrant bodies found off Tunisia  TAP TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              14

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 84 migrants rescued off Libya by SOS Med 'Ocean Viking' ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Tunisia to introduce national migration information system TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES): Without an efficient SAR system 2023 will be dramatic TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              13

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Tunisia arrests 57 sub-Saharan Africans at Algerian border TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Two-day EU Council meeting in Brussels: Meloni statements on migration ANSAmed ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Storms continue to hit Italy ANSA ANSA ANSA TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 500 migrants rescued by GdF and GC in Sicily Channel GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tunisia stops four migration attempts at Sfax and Kerkennah TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tunisian Minister of Social Affairs emphasizes the many important aspects of migration TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 200 migrants rescued by Italian CG during severe storm, headed for Pozzallo disembarkation GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tunisian union proposes to review Italian 'Decreto Flussi' which provides for a workforce of 82'705 nationals TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 110 migrants arrive a Lampedusa; 489 at camp ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Rough weather continues ANSA ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 14 Tunisians arrested for illegally entering Italy in Trapani (Sicily) region  GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Civil society organizations demand more humane migrant policies from Tunisian government TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Director General of Tunisian Border Guard and high officials sacked based on investigation of September Zarzis shipwreck TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Brussels initiative for new regulation of Tunisian labor in EU TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Council of Europe asks Italy to cancel new ONG law regulating migration GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Von der Leyen demands more European solidarity for migrants; Italy proposes migrant channels organized and financed by EU  ANSA ANSA LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        January 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        31

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          30

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 13 migrants missing after boat sinks off Sfax (Tunisia) with a total of 24 on board and some rescued by CG ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Five suspected migrant smugglers from Sudan and Bangladesh arrested in Lampedusa ANSAmed GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            29

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Second round of Tunisian parliamentary elections TAP TAP TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              28

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Bad Med weather continues ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                27

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • EU will not fund border fences, members must finance them ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  26

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Meloni to visit Libya LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • EU looks for ways to return migrants denied asylum; Maltese minister agrees ToM ToM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    25

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • MsF 'Geo Barents' rescues additional migrants, 237 on board ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      24

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 'Geo Barents' rescues 69 migrants off Libya ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • EU received over 900'000 asylum requests in 2022 ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      20

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Winter storms hit Italy, snowfall in Tunisia ANSA ANSA ANSA ANSA TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • According to Italian CG the number of migrants passing thru Libya increased by 70% in 2022 LObs

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        19

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • France signs a 'Treaty of Friendship' with Spain paralelling that with Italy signed earlier ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          18

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • 105'000 migrants arrived in Italy by sea in 2022 according to Guardia Costiera ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Italian Interior Minister thanks Tunisia for cooperating in preventing migration departures ANSA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          17

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • IOM: 17 migrants died so far in 2023 on way to Italy ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Several NGOs start procedures in Italian Parliament to amend new code governing SAR operations ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • MsF: With new Italian code migrant rescues per mission are down to one ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          16

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            15

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Migrant child dies of natural causes at Agrigento center (Sicily) GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • 202 migrants transferred from Lampedusa to Empedocle center GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Second round of Tunisian parliamentary elections set for January 29 with 262 candidates TAP TAP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            13

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • FM Tajani: For Italy and Turkey migration is EU priority  ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              12

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • MsF 'Geo Barents' with 73 on board arrives at Ancona ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Italy aims at signing agreements with countries of migrant departure ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Italian FM Tajani to Tunisian counterpart: Stop migration departures ANSAmed

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 3'673 Italy sea arrivals in 2023, ten times more than 2022 ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 62 arrivals at Crotone (Calabria), first in 2023 ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 36 migrants discovered on small island near Lampedusa GdS ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 'Ocean Viking' to disembark tomorrow at Ancona (Adriatic coast), 'Geo Barents' three days later at same port ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Preparatory meeting for Libyan national reconciliation conference kicks off LObs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Meloni and von der Leyen discuss migration and economics ANSA

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 'Geo Barents' request to transfer 73 migrants to 'Ocean Viking' denied ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • At Lampedusa arrival of three vessels from Tunisia with 109 migrants ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • 243 migrants reach Lampedusa on six small boats ANSAmed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Two ministers arrive at Agrigento (Sicily) to investigate migrant situation GdS

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • MsF 'Geo Barents' rescues 73 migrants from a leaking rubber dinghy; disembarkation at Ancona on Adriatic coast ANSA ANSA

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • GC rescues 30 migrants off Lampedusa, three found dead ANSA GdS ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Libyan elites meet in Istanbul to end political stalemate  LObs LObs

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 74 migrants arrive at Lampedusa; one body found ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • NGOs argue that new Italian migration code severely limits SAR operations ANSAmed

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Without breaking new Italian NGO rules 'Geo Barents' docks in Taranto with 85 migrants on board ANSAmed ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • 119 migrants arrive at Lampedusa GdS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 231 migrants followed by 105 arrive at Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 700 migrants rescued by GdF and CG to be taken to Sicilian and Calabrian harbours ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 198 migrants land at Lampedusa during night ANSA GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • PM Meloni announces that with the new Italian NGO code human trafficking will no longer be tolerated ANSAmed GdS ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Western special envoys to meet in Washington D.C. for talks on Libya LObs

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • At Italian request MsF 'Geo Barents' rescues 85 migrants to disembark at Taranto (Apulia); first application of new Italian NGO code ANSAmed ANSA ANSA GdS ANSA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Tunisian CG rescues 108 migrants when leaving for Europe TAP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Italian GdF rescues 90 migrants off Roccella Jonica (Calabria) ANSA ANSA

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • 139 migrants land at night at Lampedusa GdS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Libyan CG intercepts 700 Europe-bound migrants LObs