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Lampedusa

Italy South

 

Arrivals

2012   month:      325    

2012   cumul.:   2'385

2011   month:   1'291

2011   cumul.: 38'185

 

 

Arrivals

2012   month:    713

2012   cumul.: 4'667

2011   month:    413

2011   cumul.: 5'550

 

 

Arrivals

2012   month:      91

2012   cumul.: 1'568

2011   month:       0

2011   cumul.: 1'526

 

 

Victims

2012   month:     80

2012   cumul.:   292

2011   month:       0

2011   cumul.: 1'146

 

 

Total Arrivals

month:    1'129

cumul.:   8'620

Tunisia:    1'792

Libya:       3'753

other:       3'075

 

 

 

 

Italian GC rescues 61 migrants 70 NM North of Tripoli; during transfer 20 escape and continue voyage toward Lampedusa

ANSA 27.9. / Rep 28.9.

 Video 

 

Crotone (Calabria): Arrival of 40 Bangladeshi migrants during

the night  QC 28.9.

 

 

 

 

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

ToM 26.9.

 

Sudanese in Malta court

accused of fraudulant migrant smuggling

MT 25.9. / ToM 26.9.

 

 

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

  TN 26.9.

 

 Tunisian authorities arrest migrant smuggler accused of organizing tragic September voyage TN 26.9.  

 

 

 

 

  

 

FRONTEX Management Board

designates Ms. Inmaculada Arnaez Fernandez of Spain as first Fundamental Rights Officer

  FRONTEX 27.9. 

  

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.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 

  ANSA 21.9.

 

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 

ANSA 20.9. 

 

 

Otranto (Apulia): GdF intercept boat with 14 Pakistanis and try to identify traffickers 

ANSA 19.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crotone (Calabria): 46 migrants from Bangladesh and Syria stopped after landing near Isola di Capo Rizzuto  ANSA 17.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

FFM 23.9.

 

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'

TN 18.9.

 

Djerba coast guard prevents embar-kation of 139 Tunisians; 4 arrested  TN 18.9. / TAP 18.9.

TN 19.9. / TN 20.9.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

  EUPL 19.9. / EUPL 19.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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

ANSA 13.9. / Rep 13.9.

 

 

 

 

  

At Agrigento two Tunisians arrested for involvement in tragic Lampione voyage  TN 15.9.  

 

 Tunisian FM visits Lampedusa camp and meets mayor Giusi Nicolini 

 ANSA 14.9. / ANSA 14.9.

 

Third victim discovered near Linosa

ANSA 14.9. 

 

  

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.

TN 15.9.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

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

  ANSAmed 12.9. / MT 12.9.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

  

 

Lampedusa still

an 'unsafe port'

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

GdF rescues 11 sSAfricans 20 NM off Pantelleria de-parting from Libya in a rubber dinghy 

  Rep 11.9. / ANSA 11.9. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More autumn storms hit the Mediterranean    

 

  

  

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

Leuca (Apulia): Local police and Carabinieri stop 31 Pakistanis 

after arrival; boat and traffick-     ers escape   

ANSA 11.9. / Rep 11.9. 

  

 

   

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 Agrigento (Sicily): GC rescues 76 migrants (nationality?) 30 NM north of Malta  ANSA 10.9.

 

Agrigento (Sicily): GC intercepts 45 Tunisians near Realmonte

ANSA 10.9. / Rep 10.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A group of 80 sSAfricans (60 men, 20 women) rescued by AFM 16 NM off-shore after initial refusal of help

ToM 11.9. / AFM 11.9.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

AFM intercept boat with around 30 sSAfrican mi- grants; 11 request

assistance and are taken ashore; rest refuse and continue voyage 

 ToM 10.9. / AFM 10.9. 

 

 

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' 

ANSAmed 10.9. / TN 11.9.

 

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

TN 10.9.

 

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

Rep 10.9. / Rep 11.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

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 

ToM 11.9. / EUPL 11.9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  

ANSA 7.9. / Rep 7.9.

 CdS 7.9. / CdM 7.9.

 ANSA 7.9. 

 

GC rescues 33 Somalis south of the island; search coordinated with Malta

ANSA 6.9. 

 

Arrival of 18 Tunisians in a sailing boat  SM 6.9. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First autumn storm hits

Mediterranean   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

EUCJ 5.9. / MaS 10.9.

 

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.