Italy |
Malta |
Accidents, Victims, SAR, Debarkation, Detention, Repatriation, Resettlement |
Diplomacy, Politics, Law
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Lampedusa | Italy South | |||
Arrivals 2012 month: 325 2012 cumul.: 2'385 2011 month: 1'291 2011 cumul.: 38'185
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Arrivals 2012 month: 713 2012 cumul.: 4'667 2011 month: 413 2011 cumul.: 5'550
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Arrivals 2012 month: 91 2012 cumul.: 1'568 2011 month: 0 2011 cumul.: 1'526
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Victims 2012 month: 80 2012 cumul.: 292 2011 month: 0 2011 cumul.: 1'146
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Total Arrivals month: 1'129 cumul.: 8'620 Tunisia: 1'792 Libya: 3'753 other: 3'075
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Italian GC rescues 61 migrants 70 NM North of Tripoli; during transfer 20 escape and continue voyage toward Lampedusa |
Crotone (Calabria): Arrival of 40 Bangladeshi migrants during the night QC 28.9.
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AFM conducts two-day training exercise with Libyan navy AFM 27.9. / AFM 28.9.
AFM demonstration of new SAR equipment: two aircraft and four patrol boats acquir-ed with EU SOLID funds
Sudanese in Malta court accused of fraudulant migrant smuggling
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NGOs organize Tunis roundtable, attended by Minister of Culture, to discuss September migration tragedy TAP 28.9. / TN 29.9.
Families of Tunisian 'harragas' missing since last year take legal action; 850 Tunisians said to have disappeared since March 2011
Tunisian authorities arrest migrant smuggler accused of organizing tragic September voyage TN 26.9.
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FRONTEX Management Board designates Ms. Inmaculada Arnaez Fernandez of Spain as first Fundamental Rights Officer
EASO publishes 2013 Work Programme EASO 27.9.
EASO and FRONTEX sign 'working arrangement' EASO 26.9.
EASO director meets K. Triantyphyllides, MEP and Rapporteur on Enhanced Intra-EU Asylum Solidarity EASO 25.9.
3rd round of EU-Tunisia partnership negotiations begins TN 24.9.
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Lampedusa still an 'unsafe port' |
Santa Maria di Leuca (Apulia): GdF stop 58 'Asians' after disembarkation ANSA 22.9.
Crotone (Calabria): Police appre-hend 54 migrants (mostly Syri-ans) along highway after landing near Isola di Capo Rizzuto
Syracuse (Sicily): Carabinieri stop 37 migrants (Egyptians and 'Asians') after arrival; five Egypt-ians arrested for trafficking ANSA 20.9.
Roccella Ionica (Calabria): Around 100 Afghans arrive in the early morning hours
Otranto (Apulia): GdF intercept boat with 14 Pakistanis and try to identify traffickers
Crotone (Calabria): 46 migrants from Bangladesh and Syria stopped after landing near Isola di Capo Rizzuto ANSA 17.9.
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Italian Military Mission to Malta, assisting in joint SAR operations, gets new commander ToM 20.9. |
Report about arrest of 18 Tunisians suspected of migrant smuggling
Report about 50 sSAfricans intercepted by Tunisian CG and detained at Zarzis FFM 22.9.
Reports about Tunisia preventing several embarkations to Italy TAP 18.9. / TAP 19.9. / FFM 20.9.
GC discover body of fourth Lampione victim ANSA 19.9.
Tunisian technical commission in-vestigating migrant tragedy to head for Italy next week TAP 19.9.
At Sfax President Marzouki expresses solidarity with missing 'harragas'
Djerba coast guard prevents embar-kation of 139 Tunisians; 4 arrested TN 18.9. / TAP 18.9.
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Publication of UNHCR guidelines on 'Detention of Asylum-Seekers' UNHCR
Palermo demonstration against 'Mediterranean bloodbath' Rep 20.9.
The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) endorses steps to upgrade the Dublin II regulation and to improve reception conditions for asylum seekers
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GC intercepts 81 Tunisians south of Lampedusa and another 11 near Pan-telleria Rep 14.9.
Weather conditions remain volatile ToM 14.9. |
Leuca (Apulia): Carabinieri apprehend 12 Pakistanis along highway CdM 14.9.
Vieste (Apulia): Arrival of 59 'Asians' on a sailing boat
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At Agrigento two Tunisians arrested for involvement in tragic Lampione voyage TN 15.9.
Tunisian FM visits Lampedusa camp and meets mayor Giusi Nicolini
Third victim discovered near Linosa
To stop sSAfricans from crossing the Mediterranean Tunisia will repatriate those not benefitting from inter-national protection ANSAmed 13.9.
ANSA reports existence of a video showing details of Limosa events ANSA 13.9.
Survivors tell relatives of 'abandon-ment' by migrant smugglers; in-vestigators identify three traffickers and doubt 'distress at sea' version Rep 12.9. / CdM 12.9. / Rep. 13.9.
Tunisian FM publishes names of 56 rescued on its web-site; 'Garde nationale maritime' mentions details of Lampedusa voyage TAP 11.9. TN 11.9. / TAP 12.9.
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Tunisia and Italy agree on joint com-mission to investigate Lampedusa tragedy; review agreement to fight illegal Migration TAP 14.9.
Italy to renegotiate migrant arrangement with Libya ToM 13.9.
President Marzouki and PM Jebali dis-cuss irregular migration and measures to fight it; Tunisian special envoy in Rome for talks TAP 13.9.
Abu Shagur new Libyan Prime Minister TP 12.9.
Malta and Italy agree on closer SAR co-operation; create joint commission; Terzi emphasizes need to combat organized migrant smuggling
According to Anna Maria Cancellieri 8'000 migrants have so far landed on Italian beaches while last year the total figure was 60'000 ANSA 12.9.
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Lampedusa still an 'unsafe port'
GdF rescues 11 sSAfricans 20 NM off Pantelleria de-parting from Libya in a rubber dinghy
More autumn storms hit the Mediterranean
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Leuca (Apulia): Local police and Carabinieri stop 31 Pakistanis after arrival; boat and traffick- ers escape
Agrigento (Sicily): GC rescues 76 migrants (nationality?) 30 NM north of Malta ANSA 10.9.
Agrigento (Sicily): GC intercepts 45 Tunisians near Realmonte
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A group of 80 sSAfricans (60 men, 20 women) rescued by AFM 16 NM off-shore after initial refusal of help
AFM intercept boat with around 30 sSAfrican mi- grants; 11 request assistance and are taken ashore; rest refuse and continue voyage |
The Tunisian 'Garde nationale mari-time' thwarts two attempts at irr-egular migration - one boat with 60 Tunisians and another with 156 mi- grants from Libya TAP 11.9.
Tunisian delegation presents names of 36 missing to Lampedusa mayor Giusi Nicolini; Houcine Jaziri says that migrants refuse to return and that housing conditions 'decent' ANSA 11.9. / TAP 11.9.
FM Rafik Abdessalem demands better control of clandestine migration; will meet families of missing 'harragas'
PM Hamadi Jebali offers condolences to families of missing 'harragas', announces formation of an investi-gating committee and sends State Secretary Houcine Jaziri to Italy
Families of missing 'harragas' protest about lack of information regarding victims of Lampione tragedy; various civil society reactions TN 10.9. / ANSA 10.9. / TN 10.9. TN 11.9. / TAP 11.9. / BNT 10.9.
Lampione search continues; possibility of organized migrant smuggling investigated
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Rafik Abdessalem will visit Rome to discuss irregular migration with Giulio Terzi ANSAmed 11.9.
EU Parliament proposes strengthening of Common European Asylum System (CEAS); suggests 'distribution key' for migrant relocation
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34 Tunisians stopped by Carabinieri upon arrival at Lampedusa harbour; boat escapes ANSA 8.9.
Near Lampione Italian and NATO ships rescue 56 Tunisians departing from Sfax; one dead; 79 missing of 136 said to be on board
GC rescues 33 Somalis south of the island; search coordinated with Malta
Arrival of 18 Tunisians in a sailing boat SM 6.9.
First autumn storm hits Mediterranean
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Mazzara del Vallo (Sicily): GdF apprehends 6 Tunisians after arrival ANSA 8.9.
Camini (Calabria): Arrival of 15 migrants (nationality?) on Locride beaches; boat and smugglers missing CdS 5.9.
Lecce (Apulia): Carabinieri and GdF stop 40 'Asians' on beach near San Gregorio; two boats found nearby Rep 4.9.
Agrigento (Sicily): Surprise landing of around 80 migrants (Tunisians?) near Cattolica Era-clea; carabinieri apprehend 24, rest still at large ANSA 1.9.
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Search for missing Tunisians continues; second victim found ANSA 8.9. / Rep 8.9. / ANSA 8.9.
Since the beginning of this year resettlement of 325 beneficiaries of international protection from Malta to US and Europe ToM 6.9.
Another protest of 60 Tunisian mi-grants at the Pozzallo (Sicily) Recep-tion Center ANSA 1.9. / Rep 1.9.
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Inauguration of new EASO offices at Valletta ToM 7.9.
Tunisia and Malta sign various MoUs relating to human development, higher education, scientific research, employ-ment and vocational Training TAP 6.9.
EuCJ rules that EU PL must be in-involved in redefining Schengen Border Code (SBC) used by FRONTEX
Libyan sentenced in Malta for exporting weapons and violating UN arms embaro during civil war TP 5.9.
Greece requests FRONTEX increase in sea and air patrols MaS 4.9.
Publication of CEPS paper on Mediterranean migration CEPS 3.9. |