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Malta

 

Tunisia, Libya, Accidents, SAR,

Migrant Smuggling, Repatriation

 

Diplomacy, Politics, Law

 

Lampedusa

Italy South

 

Arrivals

2014 month:       11   

2014 cumul.:       11

2013 month:       955

2013 cumul.:     1'599

 

 

Arrivals

2014 month:   14'358

2014 cumul.:  24'578

2013 month:         448

2013 cumul.:      1'129

 

 

Arrivals

2014 month:        

2014 cumul.:   90

2013 month:     84

2013 cumul.:   186

 

 

Victims

2014 month:      1

2014 cumul.:    13

2013 month:       25

2013 cumul.:      69

 

 

Total Arrivals

2014 month:    14'369

2014 cumul.:   24'679

2013 month:        1'487

2013 cumul.:       2'914

 

 

 

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.

BS 30.4. / video

 

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.

 CdM 26.4.

 

 Leuca (Apulia): 27 'Asians' travelling on a Greek vessel

rescued off Gallipoli  ANSA 26.4.

 CdM 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.

ANSA 26.4.

 

 

 

Reggio Calabria: Four young Egyptians condemned for smugg-ling migrants in October 2013

 ANSA 30.4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

BS 27.4.

 

 

 

Italian government official demands that 'Mare Nostrum' become a Euro-

 pean and international mission

  BS 29.4. / Rep 29.4.

ANSAmed 29.4.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weather alert for Sicily and Med  ANSA 21.4. 

 

Augusta/Pozzallo/Porto Empe-docle: 2'000 sSAfricans

rescued by navy and GC  

 ANSA 25.4. / BS 25.4. 

 CdM 25.4. / ANSA 26.4.

  

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

ANSA 23.4.

 

Augusta: Arrival of 321 migrants intercepted by navy and GC

BS 22.4. / ANSA 22.4.

 BS 23.4.

 

 

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. 

 BS 20.4. / BS 21.4.

 

 

 

 

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'

CdM 21.4. 

  

Malta to decide on a case-by-case basis about participation in FRONTEX operations  ToM 20.4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 video

 

 

Pozzallo: Rescue of 156 migrants by GdF; 3 arrested for migrant smuggling   ANSA 15.4. / BS 14.4.

 GS 16.4.

 

 A total of 852 migrants rescued by navy over weekend 

 ANSA 14.4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

MT 15.4.  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Arrest of three sSAfricans suspected of organizing 10 April Pozzallo landing and responsible for death of one migrant

    ANSA 14.4. / BS 14.4.

 

 

 

Publication of FRAN Q4 2013 Report

FRONTEX 

 

EU Mediterranean members agree on irregular migration declaration

ToM 17.4.

 

EU Parliament approves new rules for FRONTEX-coordinated sea border operations EUPL 16.4. / EUCOM 16.4.

 MT 18.4. / EUPL 30.4.

 

 

 

Interior Minister Alfano: 'Mare Nostrum' costs Italy 9 million Euros per month  ANSA 15.4. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GC intercepts 11 Tunisians  AF 12.4. 

 

  

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

ANSA 11.4.

 

Sicilian arrivals report

SM 10.4.

 

Porto Empedocle: Arrival of 1'200 migrants rescued by navy and GC

BS 10.4.

 

  Catania (Sicily): 300 migrants rescued by oil tanker and taken to Sicily  BS 10.4. / ANSA 10.4. 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Reuters 10.4.

 

 

 

Libya's interim PM al-Thinni resigns

ToM 13.4. / LH 13.4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

  ANSA 10.4. 

 

 

 

 

Roccella Jonica (Calabria): GC rescues 242 Egyptians

Rep 9.4. / ANSA 9.4.

 

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

BS 8.4. / video

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Porto Empedocle (Sicily): At night navy rescues 730 migrants tra-velling on two overloaded boats  BS 2.4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

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

FFM 6.4. / AN 6.4.

 

 

 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 

MT 3.4. 

 

Final Declaration of 4th EU-Africa Summit held at Brussels (mi-

gration items 52-54)  EUCL 2./3.4.