Italy |
Malta |
Accidents, Victims, SAR, Debarkation, Detention, Repatriation, Resettlement |
Diplomacy, Politics, Law
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Arrivals 2012 month: 450 2012 cumul.: 4'622 2011 month: 69 2011 cumul.: 38'254
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Arrivals 2012 month: 176 2012 cumul.: 5'822 2011 month: 482 2011 cumul.: 7'037
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Arrivals 2012 month: 0 2012 cumul.: 1'891 2011 month: 40 2011 cumul.: 1'566
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Victims 2012 month: 2 2012 cumul.: 309 2011 month: 2 2011 cumul.: 1'182
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Total 2012 Arrivals Dec.: 626 cumul.: 12'335 Tunisia: 1'895 Libya: 6'403 other: 4'037
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Mazara del Vallo (Sicily): Over 30 'North-Africans' stopped after landing; three Tunisians de- tained by GdF for trafficking; two migrants drowned
Crotone (Calabria): Capitaneria di Porto rescues migrant clinging to rudder of merchant vessel ANSA 27.12. |
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Libyan national army installs new check point between Jalu and Kufra (along Egyptian border) LH 30.12.
20 Somali migrants killed and 55 injured in a truck accident 90 miles outside of Tripoli LH 29.12.
In 2012 Italian GC rescued around 6'000 migrants CdS 28.12.
UN hosts two-day seminar on Libyan prison reform LH 26.12.
Libyan government takes over Sebha migrants' detention center from local militia; 400 to 800 sSAfricans said to be deported every month; Somalis and Eritreans exempted LH 23.12.
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At a conference on "Tunisia's Migratory Policy: Stakes and Prospects" PM Jebali sees 'interdependent development' as only solution to illegal Migration TAP 26.12.
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Reacting to an emergency call,GC rescues around 450 sSAfricans travelling on two boats; Lampedusa reception center reaches limits ANSA 15.12.
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Stormy Mediterranean
Vieste (Apulia): Arrival of 75 'Asians' on a sailing boat; three Ukrainians arrested for migrant smuggling
Leuca (Apulia): 46 'Asians' arrive during the night at Leuca harbor ANSA 16.12. |
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Four Sudanese refugees leave Malta for Portugal; 420 resettle-ments this year ToM 18.12. |
EU grants Libya 25 million Euros for development and security ANSA 20.12.
EU supports Maghreb regional integration EUCOM 19.12.
Libya announces temporary closure of borders with Niger, Chad, Sudan and Algeria; declares south a "closed military zone" LH 18.12. / TP 18.12. LH 18.12. / LN 18.12. / LH 19.12.
International Migrants Day; speech of UN Secy General CIR 18.12.
EUPL publication of a report on "Smart Borders System" CEPS 18.12.
Libya and Tunisia discuss border control LH 15.12. |
722 migrants remain at overcrowded Lampedusa center ANSA 12.12. / |
Sciacca/Agrigento (Sicily): Carabinieri stop 10 migrants from Tunisia and Morocco along coastal highway after un- detected landing ANSA 14.12.
Winter storms over the Mediterranean |
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Six Somalis and Eritreans, as part of EUREMA, resettled in Denmark and Lithuania ToM 12.12.
20 East-African migrants leave Malta for the US; 307 US resettlements this year
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Libyan PM Zeidan visits Algeria, Niger, Chad and Sudan; border security (and illegal migration) a central topic
UNODC releases 2012 Report on Human Trafficking UNODC 10.12.
Tunisian delegation departing for Morocco to participate in '5+5 Defense Initiative' Meeting TAP 10.12.
EU receives Peace Nobel Price in Oslo EU 10.12. / ToM 10.12.
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Stormy Mediterranean Snow in Calabria
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Bari (Apulia): Carabinieri find 13 Iranians and Irakis hiding in a truck; probably arrived by ferry from Greece; Turk driver arrested ANSA 2.12.
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Maltese PM Gonzi meets Libyan PM Ali Zeidan in Tripoli; discuss energy and illegal migration ToM 7.12.
EU JHA Council meets and discusses state of CEAS EUCL 6./7.12.
Based on May 2011 agreement, Italy supplies Tunisia with two coast guard patrol boats; one more to follow, four delivered last year FFM 4.12.
FRONTEX operation 'Poseidon Sea', originally covering the border between Greece and Turkey, has been extended in 2012 to also cover the coast of Italy, where boats operated by smugglers are intercepted and returned to Greece
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