Italy |
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Accidents, Victims, SAR, Debarkation, Detention, Repatriation, Resettlement |
Diplomacy, Politics, Law
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Arrivals 2012 month: 1'072 2012 cumul.: 3'457 2011 month: 0 2011 cumul.: 38'185
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Arrivals 2012 month: 520 2012 cumul.: 5'187 2011 month: 370 2011 cumul.: 5'920
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Arrivals 2012 month: 0 2012 cumul.: 1'568 2011 month: 0 2011 cumul.: 1'526
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Victims 2012 month: 0 2012 cumul.: 292 2011 month: 0 2011 cumul.: 1'146
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Total Arrivals month: 1'592 cumul.: 10'212 Tunisia: 1'837 Libya: 4'795 other: 3'580
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Storm over Southern Europe
In a night operation and in rough sea GC and Navy rescue 70 sSAfricans tra-velling on a rubber dinghy Rep 26.10.
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Gallipoli (Apulia): 55 'Asians' travelling on a sailing boat arrive at Gallipoli harbor
Syracuse (Sicily): GdF inter-cepts Egyptian vessels with 54 migrants aboard ANSA 27.10.
Otranto (Apulia): GdF rescue 17 'Asians' from a sinking vessel ANSA 26.10.
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Rough Mediterranean
AFM aircraft on FRONTEX mission in Spain identifies sinking dinghy leading to the rescue of 18 migrants; around 40 still missing
13 Libyan officers com-plete SAR Coordination Training Course in Malta |
Dutch Immigration Minister on visit to Malta: "It is time to move from volun-tary relocation to a more permanent scheme" ToM 29.10.
BBC documentary: "The Left To Die Boat" about March 2011 tragedy off Libya BBC 29.10.
Lampedusa fishermen discover two more victims of early September accident FE 29.10.
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Tunis 30/31 October: Germany's Adenauer Stiftung organizes confer-ence on 'Political Changes and Impact on Security in the Mediterranean' TAP 26.10.
EU sponsored Global Conference on Automated Border Control held in Warsaw FRONTEX 25./26.10.
JHA Council Meeting at Luxemburg; CEAS improvements discussed
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GC and GdF rescue 226 sSAfricans from two sink-ing dinghies in Libyan waters; joint Maltese-Italian coordination; SOS call by satellite phone
30 Tunisians in distress 30 NM off Lampione; GC alerted by satellite phone CdM 18.10.
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Santa Maria di Leuca (Apulia): GdF apprehend 43 'Asians' after clandestine landing CdM 23.10.
Siracusa (Sicily): Arrival of 152 migrants (mostly 'Asians') travel-ling on an Egyptian fishing boat
Agrigento (Sicily): Arrival of 15 Tunisians during the night ANSA 23.10. / CdM 23.10. |
16'341 migrants landed in Malta in the last ten years; Somali are largest group
Seven Somali refugees reset-tled to Denmark ToM 18.10.
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At Fiumicino airport authorities arrest Algerian accused of smuggling 932 migrants into Pozzallo on 31 May 2011 ANSA 25.10.
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Two Greek traffickers found guilty by Catanzaro court of involvement in 2010 migrant death ANSA 24.10.
Publication of EASO Working Programme for 2013 EASO 22.10.
AI submits petition with 28'000 signatures to Italian government de-manding cancellation of non-transpa-rent 3 April migration agreement with Libya Rep 19.10.
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True emergencies for Lampedusa citizens, mayor Giusi Nicolini says, arise not from migration but from getting medical treatment in Sicily
Another 304 sSAfricans travelling on a fishing vessel rescued by GC and GdF south of Lampedusa
After being contacted by satellite phone GC rescues 109 sSAfricans, departing from Libya, from a sinking rubber dinghy
Government announces continued use of reno-vated Lampedusa facility as transition camp
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Storms over the Mediterranean
Roccella Ionica (Calabria): Authorities discover 44 'Asians' along highway after clandestine landing ANSA 12.10.
Capo di Leuca (Apulia): Surprise landing of 33 Pakistanis
Brindisi (Apulia): 8 Afghans found on two trucks arriving by ferry from Greece ANSA 9.10.
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Four Nigerians who died in a rescue operation on 15 Au-gust buried in the presence of family members
AFM personnel and Libyan counterparts undergo basic Boarding Officer Course in Malta AFM 15.10.
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US resettlement of 15 migrants from Somalia, Eritrea and Sudan; in 2012 340 Maltese migrants resettled in various countres, 1730 since 2005 ToM 11.10.
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16-19 October: First Euromed training course on irregular migration held at Lissabon ENP 5.11.
FRONTEX Consultative Forum on Fun-damental Rights elects chairpersons at inaugural meeting FRONTEX 16.10.
Ali Zidan new Libyan Prime Minister
International conference on Tunisian migration policy initiated by the Tunis Centre for Migration and Asylum (CeTuMA) TAP 11.10.
First Euromed Migration III Meeting with a focus on 'Migration Profiles'
In Tunis PM Jebali and Italian am-bassador Pietro Binassi discuss possibility of developing compre-hensive approach to illegal migration TAP 10.10.
Release of FRAN Q2 report for April-June period FRONTEX 10.10.
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Reacting to an emergency call 93 sSAfricans travelling on a rubber dinghy rescued by ships of Italian CG, GdF and Navy Rep 8.10.
GC rescues 166 sSAfricans from a sinking wooden craft 56 NM south of Lampedusa; Maltese-Italian SAR co-operation
Lampedusa still an 'unsafe port' ?
During morning hours GC rescues 74 migrants travelling on a rubber dinghy ANSA 4.10.
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Bari (Apulia): Police arrest 81 'Asians' arriving on a ferry from Greece and hiding under two trucks ANSA 8.10.
Otranto (Apulia): GdF rescues 18 'Asians' from a tiny boat in distress ANSA 8.10. |
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At Lampedusa 120 migrants, including the Tunisians involved in the Septem-ber accident, protest against relocation and possible repatriation ANSA 6.10.
According to the Tunisian Ministry of the Interior National Guard units, in September, thwarted 14 attempts at illegal emigration by sea, involving 459 persons, including 160 foreigners TAP 5.10.
Discovery of fifth Lampione victim
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Two-day 5 + 5 Summit in Malta; President Marzouki proposes formation of a task force on irregular migration to meet in Tunis and to discuss prevention of 'useless deaths' MT 6.10. / ToM 6.10. / TP 6.10.
EU to sign 'privileged' partnership agreement with Tunisia in November; will contain measures intended to manage 'mobility' ANSAmed 2.10.
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