mediterranean migration
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Italy

 

Malta

 

Tunisia, Libya, Accidents, SAR,

Migrant Smuggling, Repatriation

 

Diplomacy, Politics, Law

 

Lampedusa

Italy South

 

Arrivals

2013 month:        777

2013 cumul.:  12'045

2012 month:         715

2012 cumul.:      4'172

 

 

Arrivals

2013 month:     1'059

2013 cumul.:  21'093

2012   month:       459

2012   cumul.:    5'646

 

 

Arrivals

2013 month:

2013 cumul.:   1'993

2012   month:       323

2012   cumul.:    1'891

 

 

Victims

2013 month:         0

2013 cumul.:     765

2012   month:       15

2012   cumul.:     307

 

 

Total Arrivals

month:     1'836

cumul.:  35'131

Tunisia:         88

Libya:       1'698

other:           50

 

 

 370 migrants resecued by two naval ships near Lampedusa  Rep 30.11.

 























 

Navy reinforces 'Canale di Sicilia' presence 

  AF 20.11.

 


 

 


Trapani (Sicily): Arrival of 76 North Africans rescued in a com-bined operation by GC and navy

Rep 29.11.


 

 

 

Winter in southern Italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Libyan coastguard stops tree boats with 300 West Africans from leaving; boats registered in Malta

   ToM 29.11. / LH 29.11. 

 ToM 8.12.
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

EUBAM trains Libyan coast guard in search and rescue techniques 

LH 21.11.

 

 




EUROSUR to start operation on 2 December   EUCOM 29.11. 





 


European Council declaration on Mo-bility Partnership with Tunisia; 'Sea-horse Mediterraneo' mentioned

  EUCL 25.11. 









 

Meeting of the EU's 'Mediterranean Task Force'  B2 21.11. 

 

 

 

Publication of EEAS paper on external relations perspective of migration flow in the Mediterranean  EUCL 19.11.

 

 According to Italian government 35'085 maritime migrants arrived by mid-October  FFM 19.11.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

GC rescues 61 sSAfricans 60 NM south of island

BS 17.11. / video

 

  

  

 

 

 

Heavy storms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

Catania (Sicily): Navy intercepts 176 Syrians and arrests 16 migrant smugglers

BS 10.11. / Rep 10.11. 

 ANSA 11.11. / LH 10.11.

BS 12.11.

 

  

 

 

 

  

The EU Foreign Affairs Council discusses Libyan situation and issues eight-point statement  EUCL 18.11.

 

 

 

EU Ombudsman calls on FRONTEX to deal with complaints about funda-mental rights infringements, including on 'push-back'   EUOmb 14.11.

 

 

Union for the Mediterranean to hold meeting on migration in Italy during second part of 2014 EuroMed 13.11.

 

UNHCR statement about alleged

FRONTEX push-back practices

 UNHCR 12.11. 

  

Enrico Letta visits Malta; he and PM Muscat do not want to see a failed Libyan state and ask EU to assist in removal of failed asylum seekers

  MT 11.11.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 750 migrants at Reception Center  AF 4.11.

 

 

 

 

 GC rescues 29 Syrians south of island 

 ANSA 3.11.

 

 

In rough seas navy rescues two boats with 317 mi-grants aboard 

 AF 2.11.

 

  

According to Italian Defense Minister 1'800 migrants have so far been rescued under 'Mare Nostrum'  AF 9.11. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navy and GC rescue 545 migrants and take them to different ports  AF 4.11.

 

 Trapani (Sicily): 12 migrants stopped after surprise landing

ANSA 4.11. 

 

Navy rescues 200 migrants and takes them to Sicilian port

BS 3.11.

 

Lecce (Apulia): GdF arrest two migrant smugglers trying to escape on a rubber dingy after unloading 50 Pakistanis

  ANSA 2.11. / video Rep !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seven migrants rescued by AFM on 29 October to be reunited with their families in Sicily  MT 6.11.

 

Arrest of Somali accused of orga-nizing 3 October voyage with 366 casualties Rep 9.11.video

 

According to Syrian physician who survived 11 October tragedy 268 migrants died  L'Espresso 8.11.

 

 

 

 

 

 Malta regularly participates in FRONTEX organized repatriation flights to sSAfrica  ToM 5.11.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy to start aerial and electronic

border surveillance in Libya to control irregular migration  LH 3.11. 

  

 

AFM crew participate in Greek

FRONTEX operation  ToM 1.11.

 

EUBAM praises Libyan coastguard for rescuing 150 migrants stranded on a rubber dinghy  LH 1.11.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western allies express concern about stability in Libya LH 8.11.

 

 

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Eritrea on official visit to Tunisia and Malta  MT 7.11.