Arrivals

2014 month:        20  

2014 cumul.:       31   

2013 month:        320

2013 cumul.:     1'919

Arrivals

2014 month:   15'027

2014 cumul.:  39'605   

2013 month:         474

2013 cumul.:      1'603

Arrivals

2014 month:     0   

2014 cumul.:   90 

2013 month:      83

2013 cumul.:    269

Victims

2014 month:    344  

2014 cumul.:    357 

2013 month:       0

2013 cumul.:     69

Total Arrivals

2014 month:    15'047

2014 cumul.:   39'726 

2013 month:          877

2013 cumul.:       3'791

 A total of 3'500 migrants rescued in 48 hours and taken to various Sicilian harbors plus Lampedusa; five arrested for migrant smuggling  ANSA 1.6.

ANSA 1.6. / BS 2.6.

Porto Empedocle: Disembarkation of 837 migrants intercepted by navy

BS 31.5. 

Augusta: Arrival of 362 migrants rescued by 'San Giorgio'  BS 27.5. 

Pozzallo: Rescue of 435 Syrians and Egyptians, amongst them 264 minors of which 110 are unaccompanied

children; three Egyptians arrested for migrant smuggling

ANSA 24.5. / ANSA 25.5. / CdS Video

Pozzallo: Disembarkation of 460 migrants rescued by navy; arrest of a Tunisian suspected of collecing 1'800 Dollars per person for voyage 

 BS 21.5. / BS 21.5. / BS 22.5.

ANSA 23.5.

Comment on Maltese position on migration  MT 28.5.

According to Malta government figures 2'767 migrants live in open centers, 990 are in detention  ToM 27.5.

Publication of UNHCR Libya Update for May; during month a total of 121 fatalities involving 3 boats reported;

this year Libyan coast guard said to have rescued 4'100 persons   UNHCR 

US warship off Libyan coast ready to evacuate American citizens 

 FFM 28.5. / LH 28.5. 

FRONTEX chief Ilkka Laitinen departs after 9 years of service  FRONTEX 

According to the BBC 60'000 migrants have reached Europe so far   BBC 30.5.

Angelino Alfano: 39'538 migrants have so far landed in Italy; EU reloaction a necessity   Rep 28.5.

Publication of EU's Task Force Mediterranean Report  EUCOM 27.5.

Highly different EPL election results in Mediterranean countries  ANSAmed 26.5. 

 Publication of 5th bi-annual Commission Report on the functioning of the Schengen Area   EUCOM 26.5.

22.-25.5. EU Parliamentary elections 

Libyan PM designate Maetig tries to form government of national unity  LH 22.5.

'5+5 Dialogue' states discuss Libyan situation and call for reconciliation process that includes all parties   ANSAmed 22.5. 

General Haftar's 'Operation Dignity' gaining wider support   LH 22.5.

MEM 22.5. / LH 22.5. / MT 24.5. 

 Undetected arrival of 20 North-Africans and transfer to Porto Empedocle  

BS 17.5. / BS 17.5.

 Augusta: Arrival of 488 Syrians rescued south of Capo Passero in bad weather by navy and merchant ships; 133 minors on board; 9 Egyptians arrested suspected of migrant smuggling  

 ANSA 20.5. / BS 20.5. / BS 21.5.

 BS 22.5. / BS 23.5.

Porto Empedocle: Arrival of 295 migrants intercepted by naval ships    ANSA 14.5.

As part of EUBAM the Armed Forces of Malta conduct training course for Libyan coast guard  video 14.5.

US positioning 200 troops in Sicily over Libya security fears   ToM 14.5.

Italian PM Renzi wants UN to open

 refugee camps in Libya   ANSAmed 20.5.

According to Interior Ministry 38'000 martime migrants have so far arrived in Italy, mostly from Libya   ANSA 20.5.

General Khalifa Haftar's 'Libyan National Army' occupies Parliament and, joined by Special Forces, cracks down on

Benghazi fundamentalists

LH 20.5. / BBC 19.5. / BBC 21.5.

Italy to emphasize migration issue during upcoming EU presidency

ANSAmed 19.5.

Maltese EPL candidates debate migration

MT 18.5.

Closer cooperation of EASO and FRONTEX with Tunisia and Morocco in matters of migration administration

 ANSAmed 14.5.

Publication of FRONTEX Annual Report (ARA); sharp increase in Sicilian arrivals

FRONTEX / BBC 15.5. / ANSAmed 14.5.

A total of 800 migrants taken to Pozzallo and Augusta   ANSA 13.5.

BS 13.5.

Accident 100 NM south of Lampedusa; 206 migrants saved and taken to Catania, including 17 victims; a Tunisian and a Moroccan arrested for migrant smuggling. According to

survivors over 400 persons were on board and a total of 249 are missing    Rep 21.5. 

  ANSA 12.5. /  ANSA 12.5. 

 ANSA 13.5. / BS 14.5. / Rep 21.5.

Arrival of an increasing number of unaccompanied minors  BS 12.5.

Interception and rescue of 1'600 migrants in 24 hours by navy, GC and three merchant ships; disembarkation at Taranto, Augusta, Pozzallo, Porto Empedocle  & Trapani; arrest of two potential migrant smugglers

 ANSA 10.5. / BS 10.5. / ANSA 10.5. 

AN 10.5. / BS 11.5. / ANSA 12.5.

342 migrants rescued by GC off Libyan coast   BS 10.5.

GC rescues 220 migrants in Libyan waters travelling on two rubber dinghies   BS 9.5.

Tunisian CG intercepts 40 sSAfrican migrants leaving from Sfax

  TN 13.5.   

 EU response to two Mediterranean accidents   LH 13.5.

 UNHCR calls for creation of legal alternatives to dangerous sea journeys

MT 13.5.

In view of Libya accident Maltese PM

Muscat calls for EU action  ToM 12.5. 

Martin Schulz, social-democratic candi-date for EU Commission presidency, visits Malta and addresses migration issue

MT 10.5.  /  MT 11.5.   

Italian Lega Nord continues with anti-immigration campaign   BBC 10.5.

Local authorities in Zwara (Libya) re-ported to have problems with migrant smuggling; Interior Minister 'threatens' European Union  AJ 9.5. / AAA 9.5.

In six days a total of 4362 migrants have been rescued and taken to various Sicilian ports   ANSA 9.5.

Augusta: Arrival of 906 migrants aboard 'San Giorgio'  ANSA 9.5.

BS 9.5.

Catania: Naval ship arrives with 322 migrants   ANSA 8.5.

Messina: Rescue of 292 migrants by merchant ship; six arrested for migrant smuggling  ANSA 8.5.

 BS 9.5.

 Catania: Arrival of 340 Syrians and sSAfricans; two arrested for migrant smuggling  BS 7.5. / BS 9.5.

Porto Empedocle: Arrival of 468 migrants rescued by navy

 ANSA 7.5. / BS 7.5.

Pozzallo: Rescue of 300 sSAfricans

by navy; Eritrean found dead upon arrival  ANSA 7.5. / BS 7.5.

 ANSA 7.5. / CdR 7.5. / BS 7.5.

  ANSA 8.5.

'Mare Nostrum' becomes an issue in EU election campaign; Lega Nord demands termination of operation  ANSA 7.5.

Trapani: Arrival of 887 migrants

intercepted south of Lampedusa ANSA 6.5.

Catania: Disembarkation of 163 Egyptians and Eritreans inter-cepted by navy; three Egyptians arrested for migrant smuggling

ANSA 5.5. / BS 5.5. / ANSA 6.5.

Messina: Arrival of 266 Eritreans and Syrians rescued by merchant ship; arrest of a Tunisian for migrant smuggling  BS 2.5.

BS 3.5.

Augusta: Arrival of 1'170 migrants on board 'San Giorgio'

ANSA 2.5. / ANSAmed 2.5.

Palermo: Disembarkation of 358 migrants rescued by navy off Lampedusa given overcrowding at Pozzallo   ANSA 1.5. / BS 2.5.

ANSA 2.5. 

Poor weather forecast

At least 40 sSAfricans drown off Libyan coast east of Tripoli; 52 rescued by local Coast Guard. According to UNHCR the accident occurred around 5 May and a total of 77 migrants drowned

BBC 11.5. / tiscali 9.5. / ToM 11.5.

 LH 11.5. / ToM 12.5. / MT 12.5. 

UNHCR May Update

Interior Minister Alfano claims that Italy has caught 210 migrant smugglers  ANSA 3.5.

In 2013, UNHCR managed the release of 3,049 migrants from Libyan camps after being rescued at sea by local coast guard   UNHCR 

Malta in talks with Italy regarding 'Mare Nostrum' participation

ToM 6.5. 

Ahmed Maetig elected Libyan Prime Minister; validity of election challenged by predecessor   LH 4.5. / LH 4.5.