Italy |
Malta |
Tunisia, Libya, Accidents, SAR, Migrant Smuggling, Repatriation |
Diplomacy, Politics, Law
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Arrivals 2014 month: 11 2014 cumul.: 11 2013 month: 955 2013 cumul.: 1'599
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Arrivals 2014 month: 14'358 2014 cumul.: 24'578 2013 month: 448 2013 cumul.: 1'129
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Arrivals 2014 month: 2014 cumul.: 90 2013 month: 84 2013 cumul.: 186
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Victims 2014 month: 1 2014 cumul.: 13 2013 month: 25 2013 cumul.: 69
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Total Arrivals 2014 month: 14'369 2014 cumul.: 24'679 2013 month: 1'487 2013 cumul.: 2'914
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Pozzallo: Arrival of 632 migrants, 320 of which are Eritreans rescued by GC; a total of 1'100 arrivals in one day; arrest of three Tunisians and a Syrian suspected of migrant smuggling BS 30.4. BS 30.4./ BS 30.4. / ANSA 30.4.
Augusta: two naval ships rescue 762 migrants; oil tanker involved BS 28.4. / BS 28.4.
Bari (Apulia): Police arrest 12 Syrians hiding in a van arriving by ferry from Greece; Bulgarian driver arrested ANSA 26.4.
Leuca (Apulia): 27 'Asians' travelling on a Greek vessel rescued off Gallipoli ANSA 26.4.
Pozzallo: Arrest of a Tunisian and a Moroccan suspected of migrant smuggling; arrival of 261 Syrians and Egyptians, more than half minors ANSA 26.4.
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Reggio Calabria: Four young Egyptians condemned for smugg-ling migrants in October 2013
Syrian account of experience in Libya and of $ 5'000 paid to smugglers BS 27.4.
Arrest of an entire family of Egyptian migrant smugglers in connection with Pozzallo landing |
Italian government official demands that 'Mare Nostrum' become a Euro- pean and international mission |
Weather alert for Sicily and Med ANSA 21.4. |
Augusta/Pozzallo/Porto Empe-docle: 2'000 sSAfricans rescued by navy and GC
Pozzallo: Arrival of 191 Eritreans rescued south of Malta by GC; arrest of three Tunisians suspected of migrant smuggling CdM 23.4.
Rome reports that 1'149 migrants have arrived during past 48 hours
Augusta: Arrival of 321 migrants intercepted by navy and GC
Pozzallo: Rescue of 818 migrants (mostly Eritreans) by navy, GC and a merchant ship; many escape without identification heading for Northern Europe CT 19.4. / BS 19.4. / ANSA 20.4.
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So far this year Italian authorities have arrested 82 persons sus-pected of migrant smuggling, plus 6 more last night BS 24.4. |
Lega Nord critique of 'Mare Nostrum'
Malta to decide on a case-by-case basis about participation in FRONTEX operations ToM 20.4.
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Isola Capo Rizzuto (Calabria): Arrival of 88 migrants from Syria and Afghanistan, departing from Turkey ANSA 15.4.
Porto Empedocle: Rescue of 101 migrants by navy ANSA 15.4.
Pozzallo: Rescue of 156 migrants by GdF; 3 arrested for migrant smuggling ANSA 15.4. / BS 14.4.
A total of 852 migrants rescued by navy over weekend
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Arrest at Augusta of two sSAfricans suspected of migrant smuggling BS 16.4.
Malta repatriates 4 Nigerians in a FRONTEX flight MT 16.4.
Malta repatriates 10 migrants to Ghana on EU-funded flight; 155 Nigerians to follow soon
Arrest of three sSAfricans suspected of organizing 10 April Pozzallo landing and responsible for death of one migrant
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Publication of FRAN Q4 2013 Report
EU Mediterranean members agree on irregular migration declaration
EU Parliament approves new rules for FRONTEX-coordinated sea border operations EUPL 16.4. / EUCOM 16.4.
Interior Minister Alfano: 'Mare Nostrum' costs Italy 9 million Euros per month ANSA 15.4. |
GC intercepts 11 Tunisians AF 12.4.
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Porto Empedocle: Arrival of 249 Syrians rescued by navy plus 11 that landed at Lampedusa BS 12.4. / ANSA 13.4. / BS 13.4.
Augusta: In three days GC rescues 201 migrants; also rescue of 522 migrants by merchant ship 'Dobrota' BS 12.4.
Messina(Sicily): Arrival of 365 migrants rescued off Libya by merchant ship 'Prosper'; arrest of one migrant smuggler BS 11.4.
Porto Empedocle/Trapani: Nearly 800 migrants rescued by five naval ships off Libyan coast
Sicilian arrivals report
Porto Empedocle: Arrival of 1'200 migrants rescued by navy and GC
Catania (Sicily): 300 migrants rescued by oil tanker and taken to Sicily BS 10.4. / ANSA 10.4.
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Return by air of 115 Egyptians that arrived on 9 April at Roccella Jonica ANSA 12.4.
Italian authorities at Augusta arrest a Tunisian, a Sudanese and two Somalis suspected of migrant smuggling ANSA 10.4.
Libyan coast guard intercepts several boats with 393 sSAfrican migrants aboard ANSA 10.4.
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Libya's interim PM al-Thinni resigns
UNHCR Libya External Update (April) published UNHCR
UNHCR calls on EU to help Italy with migration BBC 11.4.
According to Admiral de Giorgi the Italian navy has rescued 18'546 migrants in 117 operations since 18 October of last year; my figure (till end of March) is roughly the same |
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Roccella Jonica (Calabria): GC rescues 242 Egyptians
Pozzallo/Augusta: According to Interior Minister Alfano 4'000 migrants arrived in 48 hours; one person reported dead; 3 arrested for migrant smuggling Rep 9.4. / CdS 9.4. / ANSA 9.4. SM 9.4. / BS 12.4. / ANSA 14.4.
Pozzallo/Augusta: Rescue of 1'049 migrants by two naval ships
Porto Empedocle (Sicily): At night navy rescues 730 migrants tra-velling on two overloaded boats BS 2.4.
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Italian court sentences Palestinian to 13 years in prison for organized migrant smuggling BS 2.4. |
Alfano alarmed; demands greater EU and FRONTEX support ANSA 9.4.
Lampedusa mayor Giusi Nicolini is EPL candidate for Matteo Renzi's party
Italian Minister of the Interior Alfano says that between 300'000 and 600'000 migrants are waiting in North Africa to get to Europa; 10'962 have so far arrived this year ANSA 3.4.
At Brussels EU-Africa summit Malta and Nigeria sign agreement regarding repatriation of illegal migrants
Final Declaration of 4th EU-Africa Summit held at Brussels (mi- gration items 52-54) EUCL 2./3.4.
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