Arrivals

  2012   month:      358

  2012   cumul.:   1'207

  2011   month:    2'261

  2011   cumul.:  32'373

Arrivals

2012 month:     884

2012 cumul.:  3'136

2011 month:     420

 011 cumul.:  4'133

Arrivals

2012 month:      94

2012 cumul.: 1'066

2011 month:       0

2011 cumul.: 1'526

Victims

2012 month:       58

2012 cumul.:    166

2011 month:        0

2011 cumul.:  1'093

Total Arrivals

month:  1'336

cumul.:  5'409

Tunisia:   1'196

Libya:      2'204

other:      2'009

133 migrants, mostly sSAfricans, rescued and taken to Lampedusa by GC after distress call  ANSA/CdS 31.7.   

AO 1.8. / LH 29.7.

75 sSAfricans on two CG vessels headed for Lampe-dusa after a joint Italian-Maltese SAR operation

 CdS 28.7. / SM 28.7.

ToM 29.7.

19 "North-Africans" inter-cepted by GC and taken to Lampedusa; another 41 stopped 20 miles off the island and brought to Porto Empedocle

ANSA 28.7.

 30 migrants towed

ashore by motorboat of the local Capitaneria del Porto    ANSA 27.7.

Heavy rainfall in the Mediterranean

ANSA 23.7.  

Lecce (Apulia): Local police and GdF apprehend 40 'Asians' near Porto Selvaggio after nightly landing  ANSA 31.7.

Gallipoli (Apulia): 125 Pakistanis on a fishing vessel intercepted by GdF after detection by Icelandic AENEAS air-

plane  ANSA 26.7.

Brindisi (Apulia): Nine Iranians discovered hiding in a camper arriving on a ferry from Greece  ANSA 25.7.

Bari (Apulia): GdF intercept 35 'Asians' off San Focca arriving from Greece; two traffickers arrested; boat  spotted by Ice-landic airplane of FRONTEX 

operation AENEAS  ANSA 25.7. 

 90 Somali migrants headed for Italy rescued in a joint Italian-Libyan operation after four days at sea

 BBC 27.7.

A Liberian migrant registered in Malta and 'missing' for two years arrested in Cagliari (Sardinia) for drug dealing 

MT 27.7. 

286 asylum seekers have been relo-cated from Malta to Germany since 2006  ToM 26.7.

EASO assessment of intra-EU migrant relocation program for Malta (EUREMA) EASO (undated) 

The Armed Forces of Malta do not parti-cipate in the testing of EUROSUR drones but remain interested in all that con- concerns maritime surveillance 

 MT 29.7. / MaS 8.8.  

Catherine Ashton appoints Stavros Lambrinidis first EU Special Repre-sentative for Human Rights

EUCOM 25.7. 

UK Chief of Defence Staff visits Malta

ToM 24.7. 

Maltese FM Tonio Borg tells EU Foreign Affairs Council that Libya should be helped to control migration from Sub-Saharan Africa  ToM 23.7.

The EU Foreign Affairs Council reiterates its readiness to assist Libya in the area of border management; announces the launch of three new CSDP border control missions    EUCL 23.7.

 TP 24.7. 

Lampedusa still

an 'unsafe port'

Otranto (Apulia): Carabinieri stop 54 'Middle Eastern' migrants (including a group of Pakistanis)  arriving in two boats during the night  ANSA 22.7.

Mazara del Vallo (Sicily): GdF stops 16 Tunisians after nightly landing; two arrested suspected of migrant smuggling

ANSA 20.7. 

 Leuca (Apulia): 39 Afghans and Pakistanis arriving from Greece stopped by carabinieri; one migrant missing  ANSA 19.7.

 Crotone (Calabria): Arrival of 52 migrants (nationality unknown)on a beach

near Isola Capo Rizzuto; two Turks arrested for migrant smuggling

  ANSA 17.7. / ANSA 18.7.

Bari (Apulia): In Bari harbour GdF discover 25 Afghans hidden under a load of sea mussels on a Bulgarian truck arriving from Greece; direct repatriation

ANSA 17.7.

Bari (Apulia): Rescue by GdF of 127 Egyptians and Palestinians aboard a fishing vessel; one week at sea; seven taken to hospital 

 ANSA 16.7. / Rep. 16.7.

Over 300 Nigerians repatriated from Libya with IOM help  LH 17.7.  

In its first annual report EASO anticipates that as a result of the Arab Spring 'in 2012/2013 EU member states may witness an increasing number of asylum seekers from that region' 

 ToM 21.7. 

European Ombudsman invites obser-vations from interested parties  concer-ning inquiry into FRONTEX implemen-tation of fundamental rights obligations  EUOMB 19.7. 

On a visit to Malta, UK Minister for  

Europe David Lidington, rejects burden-sharing 'because asylum quotas will act as a pull factor for traffickers to ship more people into Europe'  ToM 19.7.

Human Rights Watch publishes a report critical of Maltese detention policy

HRW 18.7.

In the Libyan parliamentary elections the coalition of ex-interim PM

Mahmoud Jibril wins 39 of 80 seats allotted to political parties; distribution of the remaining 120 seats is

uncertain    TP 17.7. / BBC 18.7.

 A study evaluating plans for EUROSUR and 'Smart Borders' presented to EUPL by Heinrich Böll Foundation  MaS 16.7.

Lampedusa still

an 'unsafe port'

Otranto (Apulia): Police arrest 34 Pakistanis and Afghans after nightly landing; two transferred to hospital; smugglers escape by sea   ANSA 14.7. / Rep 14.7.

 Rep 15.7.

Rocella Ionica (Calabria): 25 Syrians travelling on a sailing boat discovered by GdF

ANSA 11.7. / Rep 11.7.

Catania (Sicily): GdF intercept 51 migrants travelling on a rubber dinghy; third arrival in the region in a few days; two arrested for migrant smuggling  Rep 11.7. 

Leuca (Apulia): GdF discovers 30 Pakistanis after nightly

landing   ANSA 10.7.

Off Sfax TCG rescues 94 migrants 

(amongst them 88 Tunisians) from a sinking vessel departing for Italy

TAP 15.7.

Italian authorities arrest 20 Nigerians in various cities suspected of organized migrant smuggling 

Rep 11.7.

The UNHCR reports death of 54 migrants (Somalis and Eritreans)   attempting to reach Italy from Libya late June; one survivor found by fishermen off Tunisian coast

  ToM 10.7. / Rep 10.7. / LH 12.7.

The Tunisian Interior Ministry  announces that in June the TCG 

prevented 13 illegal emigration attempts and arrested 111

nationals together with 5 migrant smugglers    TAP 10.7.

Boat4People's 'Oloferne', after Tunisia visit, headed for Lampedusa where journey will end  Rep 15.7. 

  WatchTheMed starts operating and promises to provide 'almost real-time information about migrants in distress at sea'      WTM 11.7.

Preliminary results of Libyan election show possible victory of coalition formed by former PM Mahmoud Jibril  TP 11.7.

 The EU Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) calls for the creation of a permanent system for relocating inter-nationally protected persons within the EU, a joint processing of asylum appli-cations and a stronger role for the Euro-pean Asylum Support Office (EASO)    LIBE 11.7.

In connection with an April 2011 incident causing the death of 19 'harragas' a Tunisian is sentenced to 15 years of prison     LT 10.7.

 Formation of a Tunisian 'Higher Emi-gration Council' is envisaged uniting 

government agencies and interested organizations  TAP 10.7. / BNT 10.7.

 Sixty migrants (North-Africans?) are towed ashore by a carabineri vessel  ANSA 6.7.

Lampedusa reception center 'Contrada Imbria-cola' re-opened on 3 July for 300 migrants; but island still an 'unsafe port'  SM 3.8.

Catania (Sicily): GdF rescues a rubber dinghy with another 62 Somalis aboard  ANSA 9.7.

Catania (Sicily): Arrest of two Somalis suspected of migrant smuggling in connection with yesterday's landing  ANSA 9.7.

Ragusa (Sicily): Arrival of 61 Somalis who refused to land in Malta; brought ashore by Capitaneria di Porto  Rep 8.7. 

Pozzallo (Sicily): After losing their way the 40 'Asians' that refused to go ashore in Malta are rescued by GC  Rep 5.7.  

Otranto (Apulia): GdF intercepts 39 ('Asian'?) migrants; two arrested for migrant smuggling

ANSA 3.7. / Rep 3.7.

Marsala (Sicily): About 20 'North-Africans' travelling on a rubber dinghy land at night and manage to disperse  ANSA 2.7. 

Six Somalis rescued by AFM; 60 refuse help and carry on; 

Italian Coast Guard informed by AFM  ToM 8.7. / AFM 8.7.

AFM rescue 84 Somalis travelling in a dinghy taking in water and facing an in-creasing swell  ToM 5.7. 

Three women and a child 

brought ashore by AFM for medical care; 40 remaining 

migrants (from Somalia, Pakistan and Kashmir) insist on right of passage to

Sicily  ToM 4.7. / ANSA 4.7.

AFM 4.7. 

 70 Tunisians detained at Trapani CIE escape without leaving a trace

ANSA 9.7. / Rep 9.7.

Off Monastir Tunisian CG rescues 14 'harragas' departing for Italy; three drown  TN 6.7.

  Unconfirmed report of leaking vessel sinking off Tripoli with 89 migrants on board; apparently no victims    WTM 6.7.

Maltese bishops call for justice in the wake of the killing of an immigrant and suggest that the case should lead to a review of the detention policy     ToM 5.7.

 93 illegal immigrants, mostly sSAfricans, deported after entering Libya from Egypt   LH 4.7.

 Egyptian border patrol guards pre-vent 94 countrymen from departing for Italy assisted by migration smugglers  ahramonline 2.7. 

Maltese PM orders inquiry into detention services as three AFM personnel are charged with murder MT 1.7.

CoE Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks welcomes Italian declaration that in light of the Hirsi Jamaa judgment push-back will no

longer be practiced and appre-ciates efforts to accommodate

 persons arriving from North Africa in the first half of 2011  CoE 9.7. 

Start of Libyan parliamentary elections; assembly will nominate cabinet and prime minister; constitutional committee elections to follow  BBC 7.7. 

 'Oloferne', the solidarity boat organized by Boats4People, reaches Palermo 

 Rep 6.7. / B4P 1.7.

 AI asks the Italian government to suspend all migration agreements with Libya given the continuing human rights violations  Rep 5.7. 

Libyan Under Secretary visits Malta to discuss closer cooperation on border control, illegal immigration and AFM assistance  ToM 5.7. 

To support Italy FRONTEX launches JO Hermes 2012 (Sicily) and JO Aeneas 2012 (Apulia & Calabria); both to last till end of October  FRAN Q2 

UNHCR urges Malta to review its

detention practice as part of a compre-hensive policy review  ToM 1.7.

Cyprus assumes EU presidency for next six months     Cyprus Mail 1.7.