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Lampedusa

Italy South

 

Arrivals

2014 month         0   

2014 cum.    1'065

2013 month       861      

2013 cumul.  12'906

 

 

Arrivals

2014 mon.     7'069 

2014 cum. 150'912 

2013 mon.   2'001           

2013 cum.  23'094          

 

 

 

Arrivals

2014 mon.        0

2014 cum.     563

2013 mon.          0

2013 cum.    1'993

 

Victims

2014 mon.        26

2014 cum.   2'196         

2013 mon.           1      

2013 cum.        766   

 

 

Total Arrivals

2014 mon.      7'069 

2014 cum.  152'540  

2013 mon.        2'862      

2013 cum.      37'993         

 

 

 

Gallipoli: Abandoned freighter from Turkey carrying 768 Syrians and Kurds docks in Apulian port; at least four found dead  

BBC 31.12.

BBC 31.12. / Rep 31.12.

BBC 30.12. / ANSA 30.12.

 ANSA 30.12. / ANSA 31.12.

 MaS 31.12. 

 

Augusta: Navy rescues 91 migrants; arrest of four 'scafisti'

BS 27.12. / Rep. 27.12.

 

Around 400 migrants rescued by navy to arrive at Pozzallo; one person dead; another 900 expected to arrive later at Messina ANSA 26.12. / ANSA 27.12. Frankf. Rundschau  26.12. 

 

Navy discovers drowned migrant south of Lampedusa and returns to Sicily with around 1'000 rescued during past days  ANSA 24.12. 

 

315 migrants rescued by navy

Rep 23.12.

 

Pozzallo: Arrest of a 'scafista' in connection with arrival of 97 migrants last week   BS 23.12.

 

67 migrants rescued by merchant vessel taken over by navy; 4 persons found dead   ANSA 23.12.

 

 

 

 

Storms hit Central Med; cold and snowfall in Sicily 

 ToM 30.12. / ANSA 31.12.

 

 

Essebsi assumes duties in Tunisia  

 TAP 31.12.  / ANSAmed 31.12.

 

 

 

 

Disastrous fire aboard 'Norman Atlantic' in Adriatic Sea; ferry towed to Brindisi; most passengers evacuated by air; 11 victims reported

  ANSA 3.1.15

  BBC 29.12.ANSA 29.12.

 ANSA 31.12. / ANSAmed 2.1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latest FRONTEX information about migrant smuggling   MaS 31.12.

 

Head of German Federal Office of Migration suggests extraterritorial EU 'reception centers' in North Africa

Spiegel 30.12.

 

Arrangements between FRONTEX, JO Triton and Italian government agencies criticized  Rep 29.12.

 

 

 

 

Augusta: GC, assisted by Triton airplane, rescues 800 migrants from a merchant ship without crew and run by automatic pilot; departure from Turkey   ANSA 20.12. / ANSA 22.12.

 

Catania: alerted by Greece, GC rescues 194 Syrians departing from Turkey; assisted by Triton vessel  ANSA 20.12.

 

 

  

150 migrants rescued by merchant ship off Libyan coast 

WatchTheMed 17.12.

 

Lecce: Surprise landing of 35 Syrians

ANSA 17.12.

 

Augusta: Arrival of 418 migrants rescued by navy   BS 17.12.

 

430 migrants rescued by navy; newly born and mother flown to Lampedusa

ANSA 16.12.

 

Mediterranean thunderstorms 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Malta gvt. publishes arrival and relocation figures 2011-2014

ToM 18.12. 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

PM Muscat promises to review migrant 'detention' policy

MT 14.12.

 

 

Essebsi wins Tunisian presidential election   BBC 22.12. / TAP 22.12.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

December 21, Tunisian Presi-dential Elections  ANSAmed 19.12.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

Forces loyal and opposed to Libyan government fight over major oil ports 

ToM 14.12. / LH 13.12.

 

 

 

PM Renz: If diplomacy fails Libyan inter-vention may be necessary   LH 21.12. 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Official declares that FRONTEX is unable to fully replace Mare Nostrum 

 Rep 19.12. 

 

  

December 18: International Migrants Day; IOM Dir. General issues appeal; Tunis FTDES events   IOM 16.12. 

FTDES 18.12.

 

 

Palermo authorities looking into possi-bility of IS terrorists infiltrating migrants

ANSA 17.12. / Rep 17.12.

ANSA 18.12. / CdM 17.12.

 

 

 

    

Crotone: GC intercepts boat with 37 migrants departing from Greece; one 'scafista' arrested    QI 13.12.

 

 

 

  

Icelandic Triton ship 'Tyr' rescues 406 Syrians 165 NM off Malta and adrift for 6 days; last week same ship rescued 390 migrants

 Grapevine 11.12.

 

 

 

 

  

 Icelandic Triton ship ordered to rescue 194 Syrians on their way from Turkey to Italy  10.12. El Pais

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Crotone: Arrival of 500 migrants aboard merchant ship after rescue by GC   ANSA 8.12.

 

 

 

 

 Maltese FM Vella worried about deteriorating situation in Libya

ToM 12.12.

 

 

UN goodwill ambassador for refugees Angelina Jolie visits Malta   ToM 11.12.

 

Malta refuses to publish documents relating to October 2013 accident off Lampedusa

MT 11.12.

 

UN Special Rapporteur for Hu-man Rights, François Crépeau, expects Malta to face more migrants after the end of Mare Nostrum  ToM 10.12. 

 

 

 

  

 

storms over Central Med 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UN Special Envoy Bernardino Leon postpones second round of talks (Ghadames II) with warring Libyan factions   LH 8.12.

 

Tunisian presidential elections: Final results of first round   TAP 8.12.  

 

 

According to IOM and Italian Interior Ministry 163'369 maritime migrants have arrived this year   Rep 12.12.

IOM 12.12.

  

UNHCR reports 9'293 Italian arrivals in November; IOM speaks of 9'923 

 MT 12.12.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

According to UNHCR 3'419 migrants died in 2014 crossing the entire Mediterranean

ANSAmed 10.12. / MT 10.12.

 

FRONTEX concerned about Italian use of TRITON ships outside 30 NM perimeter

AdnKronos 9.12.

 

 

 

 

 

Dutch merchant ship rescues 320 Syrians 250 NM south-east of Italy

DutchNews 7.12. 

  

Nearly 600 migrants saved in various operations: 92 by navy, 200 by Coast Guard 20 NM off Libya; 300 near Calabria by navy, merchant ships and Icelandic Triton vessel   ANSA 6.12.

 

A total of 556 migrants rescued by Italian navy in 24 hours  Rep 6.12.

 

Italian navy rescues 202 migrants from two different boats  CdS 5.12.

ANSA 5.12.

 

Porto Empedocle: GC and navy rescue 76 migrants from rubber dinghy 40

NM north of Tripoli; 17 found dead

Rep 5.12.ANSA 5.12.

CdS 5.12. / ANSA 5.12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pozzallo: GC rescues 97 migrants 40 NM north of Tripoli   BS 2.12. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western goverments, EU and UN demand end to Libyan hostilities as part of new dialogue   LH 3.12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dimitris Avramopoulos summarizes discussions of Home Affairs Council Meeting   EUCOM 5.12.

 

Angelino Alfano: Mare Nostrum cost Italy 114 million Euros and we continue to pay 3.5 million a month!   Giornale 5.12. 

 

For FM Paolo Gentiloni Italian particiation in a Libya intervention is possible only within UN framework   ANSAmed 5.12. 

 

 

 

Dimitris Avramopoulos discusses migration with LIBE Committee 

EUCOM 3.12. 

 

Avramopoulos-de Maizière discussion touches on migration  EUCOM 2.12. 

 

All 30 Schengen states now participate in EUROSUR surveillance system  ffm 1.12.

 Statewatch 4.12.

 

Statement by Commissioner Avra-mopoulos on migration  EUCOM 1.12.