mediterranean migration
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Italy

 

Malta

 

Tunisia, Libya, Accidents, SAR, 

Migrant Smuggling, Repatriation

 

Diplomacy, Politics, Law

 

Lampedusa

Italy South

 

Arrivals

2013   month:        0

2013   cumul.:       0

2012   month:       72

2012   cumul.:       72

 

 

Arrivals

2013   month:    242

2013   cumul.:   242

2012   month:      106

2012   cumul.:      106

 

 

Arrivals

2013   month:    0

2013   cumul.:    0

2012   month:    68

2012   cumul.:    68

 

 

Victims

2013   month:      0

2013   cumul.:      0

2012   month:      55

2012   cumul.:      55

 

 

Total Arrivals

month:      242 

cumul.:     242

Tunisia:         0

Libya:          35

other:        207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crotone (Calabria): Police stop 23 irregular migrants at railroad station   ANSA 25.1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weather causes havoc in Malta  ToM 25.1. 

 

 

EU Foreign Affairs Council app-roves crisis management concept for possible CSDP mission to support bor-der management in Libya

  EUCL 31.1. / LH 31.1.

 

Publication of FRAN Q3 Report

FRONTEX 29.1. 

 

Libya buys 50 coastal patrol boats from France  DW 29.1. 

 

The CoE's Parliamentary Assembly issues report and passes resolution regarding the worsening migratory situation in the Eastern Mediterranean    PACE 24.1. 

 

 Libya closes border to Egypt for foreigners (but not Egyptians) to stop

smuggling of goods and migrants

LH 22.1.

 

HRW criticizes Dublin II 'summary returns' fron Italian ports to Greece

Rep 22.1.

 

 

 

 

 

Siracusa (Sicily): Carabinieri and local police stop 35 migrants after early morning arrival 

ANSA 21.1.  

 

 

 

 

 

Rain and snow in southern Italy   ANSA 15.1. 

 

 

 

  

 

 

26 migrants resettled from Malta, 21 in the US, 5 in Poland under EUREMA

ToM 17.1. 

 

  

Italian diplomat & World Food Program collaborator among 55 arrested by Italian police for trafficking Somalis thru Libya to Malta 

 Rep 15.1.MT 15.1. / ANSA 15.1.  video

  

 

 

 

16/18 January: Terrorist attack on Algerian gas plant near Libyan border; numerous hostages killed   BBC 21.1.

 

 

 

 

The EU's Herman van Rompuy visits Tunisia; affirms 'privileged partnership'    TAP 16.1.

 

  

 

 

FRONTEX plans to develop 'common pre-frontier intelligence pictures' (CPIP)  MS 14.1.

 

 

  

200 migrants complain about long stay at re-ception center and de-mand transfer to mainland Italy  SM 12.1.  

 

  

Otranto (Puglia): 35 Pakistanis land during the night and are stopped by the GdF

  ANSA 12.1. 

  

 Reggio Calabria: Eight crew members of a merchant vessel arrested for smuggling 28 Syrians to Italy; GdF stopped ship near Capo Spartivento

 ANSA 11.1. / ANSA 12.1.

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Italy hit by strong winds  CdS 10.1. 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

Three Somalis and an Eritrean get 6-month jail term, suspended for a year, for trying to leave Malta with passports belonging to third parties    ToM 8.1. 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Families of missing 'harragas' (of 6 September tragedy) demonstrate out-side Italian embassy in Tunis 

TAP 11.1.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Teboulba (Monastir) sea patrol units thwart illegal border crossing attempt

TAP 8.1.

  

 

Tunisia takes delivery of two Italian offshore patrol boats  FFM 12.1.

 

Inter Press Service (IPS) publishes two articles showing organization and financing of EU border management program  12.1. I / 12.1. II

 

 The prime ministers of Algeria, Tu-nisia and Libya meet in Ghadames (Libya) and discuss border security

  TP 11.1. / AH 12.1.

   

France starts Mali intervention

BBC 11.1.

 

Libyan int. President el-Megarif meets

President Napolitano in Rome; they

see 'security' as dominant issue in mutual partnership  ANSAmed 10.1.

 

 Council of Europe delegation visits Tunisia; announces opening of local office  BN 8.1. / TA 9.1.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Poor weather con-ditions, strong winds

Meteo 3.1. / CdS 5.1.

 

 

Brindisi (Apulia): Arrival of around 70 'Asians' in a small sailing boat; 28 identified, rest still at large, including 8 minors

Rep 6.1.

 

Brindisi (Apulia): Police arrest six  'Middle East' migrants and discover abandoned sailing

 boat; search for more persons continues  ANSA 3.1. 

 

Leuca (Apulia): 45 'Asians' of different nationality arrested at night after surprise landing   ANSA 3.1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tunisian authorities arrest six people, three of which are wanted, for organizing an attempt at illegal migration to Italy      TAP 3.1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Libya's interim president Magarief visits Southern town of Sebha to investigate security situation    LH 3.1.