Italy |
Malta |
Tunisia, Libya, Accidents, SAR, Migrant Smuggling, Repatriation |
Diplomacy, Politics, Law
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Lampedusa | Italy South | |||
Arrivals 2013 month: 1'048 2013 cumul.: 2'967 2012 month: 87 2012 cumul.: 849
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Arrivals 2013 month: 1'885 2013 cumul.: 3'488 2012 month: 1'277 2012 cumul.: 2'252
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Arrivals 2013 month: 41 2013 cumul.: 310 2012 month: 258 2012 cumul.: 972
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Victims 2013 month: 9 2013 cumul.: 78 2012 month: 8 2012 cumul.: 108
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Total Arrivals month: 2'974 cumul.: 6'765 Tunisia: 73 Libya: 4'359 other: 2'333
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Integration Minister Kyenge inspects Lampe-dusa Center ANSA 25.6.
45 sSAfrican migrants rescued by GC 20 NM off the island from a sinking rubber dinghy
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Italian Interior Ministry reports doubling of arrivals compared to first six months of 2012; 7913 all told, 3648 at Lampedusa
Catanzaro (Calabria): 59 Egyptians rescued by GdF and police after hitting sandbank; two traffickers arrested ANSA 26.6.
Siracusa (Sicily): Arrival of 55 Afghans and Somalis at Capo Passero ANSA 25.6.
Siracusa (Sicily): GC rescues 283 Eritreans near Capo Passero travelling four days from Libya on a totally overloaded boat
Siracusa (Sicily): Reacting to an emergecny call GC, GdF and naval vessel rescue 163 sSAfricans in a night operation south of Pozzallo |
Strong wind warning
73 Malta migrants return voluntarily; 250 since 2009
310 arrivals since January Malta government announ-ces; 272 from Somalia |
Libya seeks OSCE membership
Joint Libyan-French naval exercise
Maltese facing trial for fatal migrant smuggling seven years ago MT 25.6. / MT 25.6. / MT 28.6.
Body of drowned sSAfrican and remains of rubber dinghy found near Zarzis, Tunisia TAP 24.6.
Benghazi Naval Base acquires new French speedboat to protect Libya’s coastline LH 23.6.
Reports about flow of illegal immi-grants accross southern Libyan bor- ders exaggerated, PM Zeidan says
Amnestry International reports that Libyan migrant detention conditions are 'deplorable' LH 21.6. / AI 20.6.
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PM Muscat threatens Maltese veto to press for EU solidarity on migrationn issue; favors disembarkation at 'safe ports' ToM 26.6. / MT 26.6.
PM Larayedh meets J. M. Barroso in Brussels; 'priviledged partnership' discussed TAP 25.6.
Nouri Abusahmain elected Libyan GNC president WP 25.6.
Maltese PM Muscat visits Libya; irregular migration a topic discussed
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Migrants transferred to mainland; 529 remaining ANSA 19.6. / ANSA 20.6.
97 sSAfricans rescued by commercial ship off Libyan coast and taken ashore by GC ANSA 19.6.
1000 migrants at Lampe-dusa center ANSA 18.6.
In a night operation GC rescues 259 sSAfricans travelling on two rubber dinghies ANSA 18.6.
Arrival of 1'200 migrants over weekend; half in Lampedusa, half in Sicily Rep 17.6. / MT 17.6.
Reception center, built for 300, now holds 855
Arrival at night of two boats with a total of 161 sSAfrican migrants |
Unrest at Porto Empedocle (Agri-gento) reception center; 30 North Africans escape ANSA 19.6.
Pozzallo (Sicily): GC rescues 48 migrants at night ANSA 17.6.
A total of 600 migrants arrived along Sicilian coasts in two days
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1'890 migrants arrived in Malta during 2012; my count is 1'891 ToM 19.6.
More than 90% of Malta mi-grants get refugee or humanitarian status, well above 28% EU average
AFM rescue 23 migrants with engine trouble and deterio-rating conditions on board
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'Canale 13' SAR ecxercise of '5+5' Defence Initiative; participating units from Italy, Morocco, Libya, France, Tunisia, Algeria and Malta ToM 19.6. / AFM 19.6. / LH 21.6.
sSAfricans arriving at Lampedusa re-port that 7 drowned while hanging onto a Tunisian tuna feeder |
World Refugee Day: Catherine Ashton statement EUCOM 20.6.
LIBE votes on new EUROSUR regulations EUCOM 19.6.
Publication of EU Asylum figures for 2012 Eurostat 18.6.
Libya on G8 agenda; PM Zeidan attends summit in Northern Ireland
EUCOM submits 4th Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum
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300 sSAfrican migrants travelling on three rubber dinghies rescued by GC, naval and merchant vessel
perfect weather conditions
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Roccella Jonica (Calabria): Nightly arrival of 160 'Asians' including Syrians and Egyptians
Siracusa (Sicily): Arrival of 60 Egyptians at Lido di Notto
Siculiana (Sicily): Nightly landing of 200 sSAfricans; 70 stopped, rest at large; one immigrant found dead
Catanzaro (Calabria): Arrival of 58 'Asians'; two Turks arrested suspected of migrant smuggling ANSA 11.6. Bovalino (Calabria): Carabineri stop 68 Egyptians upon arrival
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Police stop 18 migrants at 4 AM near Cirkewwa; two Syri-ans and two Maltese charged with migrant smuggling
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20 Mali migrants rebel at Mineo (Catania) center demanding speed-up in asylum procedure ANSA 14.6.
One victim reported after landing near Siculiana ANSA 14.6. |
Tunisian Draft Constitution formally submitted after 18 months of work TAP 125.6.
EUCL and EUPL reach provisional agreement on EUROSUR EUCL 14.6.
According to Interior Ministry 4'391 migrants 'disembarked' in Italy during first five months ANSA 13.6.
EU Parliament agrees on new asylum directives; Maltese reservations |
Rescue of 36 migrants in cooperation with Tunisian Coast Guard Rep 9.6. |
Capo Passero (Sicily): GC and GdF rescue 250 Eritreans packed on a 15 m vessel; Maltese-Italian cooperation CdS 7.6. / ANSA 8.6. / Rep 9.6.
Bianco (Calabria): Arrival of 121 Afghans and Syrians travelling on a sailing boat ANSA 5.6.
Agrigento (Sicily): Nightly arrival of at least 21 sSAfricans (?) near Torre Salsa; search for more continues ANSA 5.6.
Pozzallo (Sicily): Port Authority and GdF help 119 Egyptians reach harbor
Siracusa (Sicily): Around 70 migrants (Egyptians?) intercepted and guided ashore ANSA 1.6.
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Italian authorities arrest four Egyptians suspected of migrant smuggling in connection with arrival of 73 arrivals in Siracusa ANSA 2.6.
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EU JHA Council Meeting; briefing on CEAS and Schengen/Dublin governance
EUPL to discuss FRONTEX operation rules, including 'push-back' and disembarkation issue |