Italy |
Malta |
Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, miscellaneous info
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Diplomacy, Politics, Law European Union
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Lampedusa | Italy South | |||
Arrivals 2014 month 0 2014 cum. 1'065 2013 month 861 2013 cumul. 12'906
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Arrivals 2014 mon. 7'069 2014 cum. 150'912 2013 mon. 2'001 2013 cum. 23'094
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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
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Total Arrivals 2014 mon. 7'069 2014 cum. 152'540 2013 mon. 2'862 2013 cum. 37'993
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Gallipoli: Abandoned freighter from Turkey carrying 768 Syrians and Kurds docks in Apulian port; at least four found dead
Augusta: Navy rescues 91 migrants; arrest of four 'scafisti'
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
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.
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Storms hit Central Med; cold and snowfall in Sicily
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Essebsi assumes duties in Tunisia
Disastrous fire aboard 'Norman Atlantic' in Adriatic Sea; ferry towed to Brindisi; most passengers evacuated by air; 11 victims reported
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Latest FRONTEX information about migrant smuggling MaS 31.12.
Head of German Federal Office of Migration suggests extraterritorial EU 'reception centers' in North Africa
Arrangements between FRONTEX, JO Triton and Italian government agencies criticized Rep 29.12.
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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
Lecce: Surprise landing of 35 Syrians
Augusta: Arrival of 418 migrants rescued by navy BS 17.12.
430 migrants rescued by navy; newly born and mother flown to Lampedusa
Mediterranean thunderstorms
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Malta gvt. publishes arrival and relocation figures 2011-2014
PM Muscat promises to review migrant 'detention' policy |
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 |
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
December 18: International Migrants Day; IOM Dir. General issues appeal; Tunis FTDES events IOM 16.12.
Palermo authorities looking into possi-bility of IS terrorists infiltrating migrants
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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
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.
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Maltese FM Vella worried about deteriorating situation in Libya
UN goodwill ambassador for refugees Angelina Jolie visits Malta ToM 11.12.
Malta refuses to publish documents relating to October 2013 accident off Lampedusa
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
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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.
UNHCR reports 9'293 Italian arrivals in November; IOM speaks of 9'923
According to UNHCR 3'419 migrants died in 2014 crossing the entire Mediterranean
FRONTEX concerned about Italian use of TRITON ships outside 30 NM perimeter
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Dutch merchant ship rescues 320 Syrians 250 NM south-east of Italy
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.
Porto Empedocle: GC and navy rescue 76 migrants from rubber dinghy 40 NM north of Tripoli; 17 found dead
Pozzallo: GC rescues 97 migrants 40 NM north of Tripoli BS 2.12. |
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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
Avramopoulos-de Maizière discussion touches on migration EUCOM 2.12.
All 30 Schengen states now participate in EUROSUR surveillance system ffm 1.12.
Statement by Commissioner Avra-mopoulos on migration EUCOM 1.12.
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