Mare Nostrum
A group of 130 migrants who were rescued south of Malta was brought to Malta on an AFM patrol boat last night in a busy 24 hours for forces from Italy, the United States and Malta.
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Dort heißt es, heute kulminierten die Trainings in eine zentrale Übung auf dem Mittelmeer.
Malta talks on participation in Mare Nostrum migrants operation
Home Affairs Minister Manuel Mallia told parliament today that he had had talks with his Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano with a view for Malta to take part in the Mare Nostrum programme in the Mediterranean. Weiterlesen »
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/
Malta and Nigeria have signed an agreement for the repatriation of Nigerian migrants who arrive in Malta irregularly.
The agreement, described by the government as ‘important’ was signed in Brussels by Foreign Minister George Vella and his Nigerian counterpart Aminu Wali.
http://www.detective.io/detective/the-migrants-files
The Migrants Files
A database on migrants who died on their way to Europe since 2000
About the project
The Migrants‘ Files project was launched in August 2013 by a group of European journalists who joined forces to accurately calculate and report the deaths of emigrants seeking refuge in Europe. This pan-European consortium of journalists is partially funded by the European non-profit organization Journalismfund.eu.
„[…] In the third quarter of 2013 there was a massive influx of irregular migration in the Central Mediterranean. This, combined with sustained detections in the Ionian and Eastern Aegean Seas, meant that there were more detections of illegal border-crossing at the maritime borders of the EU than during any stage of the Arab Spring in 2011. Concurrent with this influx, there were more applications for international protection in the EU than in any other period since data collection began for this indicator in 2008 […]“
Frontex: FRAN Quarterly
Quarter 3 • July–September 2013
Warschau 2014
http://frontex.europa.eu/assets/Publications/Risk_Analysis/FRAN_Q3_2013.pdf
Malta proposes EU office in Libya to consider asylum applications
The idea of an office in Libya to process asylum applications has been put forward by Maltese Minister of Home Affairs Manuel Mallia.
Such an office, run under the auspices of the EU, could help stem the flow of illegal immigrants who make the dangerous journey to Europe in unsafe vessels, according to the Times of Malta.
If migrants could apply for European asylum in Libya and find out if they would be accepted, fewer would have to pay criminal gangs to help them attempt to cross the Mediterranean, he said.
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Charter deportation flight by FRONTEX : greece, malta and italy 16.1.14 to nigeria .
The artikel mentions
- 35 nigerian persons on the flight from italy
- 5 from greece
- 5 from malta
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Libyan Navy intercepts oil tanker illegally entering national waters
By Ahmed Elumami
The Libyan Navy intercepted a Maltese-flagged oil tanker trying to illegally enter Libyan waters near Sidra oil port in the early hours of this morning.
“The oil tanker was flying the Maltese flag and is called Baku,” Libyan Navy spokesman Ayoub Qassem, told the Libya Herald. “It tried to enter Libyan waters at 3 am this morning, but it was intercepted.”
After establishing that there was some suspicion regarding the tanker’s movements, Qassem said, a naval warship was sent to deal with the vessel.
Warning shots were fired to try and detain the tanker and bring it in to Misrata Port, he said, but it turned and headed out to sea using a zig-zagging technique. There were no casualties, he added.
Baku‘s crew made a pledge over the radio not commit such acts again, Qassem said, adding that this was recorded. The tanker was, this evening, nearing Malta, according to vessel tracking websites.
Qassem warned that if further tankers made similar attempts to illegally enter Libya, the Navy would use force.
On Saturday, the National Oil Corporation renewed its declaration of force majeure at three eastern export terminals, Sidra, Ras Lanuf, and Zueitina, warning against any illegal attempts to buy or sell crude without its authorisation.
via Libyan Navy intercepts oil tanker illegally entering national waters | Libya Herald
http://www.notiziegeopolitiche.net/?p=36959
Eurosur e Frontex: la geostrategia dell’Unione europea
di Giovanni Caprara
Il Governo italiano ha rafforzato il dispositivo nazionale per il pattugliamento del Canale di Sicilia con l’operazione Mare Nostrum, una missione militare ed umanitaria la cui finalità è prestare soccorso ai migranti prima che possano ripetersi altri tragici incidenti. L’obiettivo sarà quello di intervenire a supporto degli esuli avvicinandosi il più vicino possibile ai porti dei Paesi nord africani dai quali salpano i barconi fatiscenti che li traghettano in Europa.
La speranza è che tale operazione funga come deterrente nei confronti di coloro che organizzano questo illecito traffico di esseri umani, intercettandoli ancor prima che possano abbandonare al loro destino i passeggeri e cogliendoli, dunque, in piena flagranza di reato, punibile, in base a quanto prescrive la giurisprudenza, con la detenzione da 5 a 15 anni. Tale deterrenza si trasmuterebbe in illusoria nel caso in cui Mare Nostrum venisse interpretata dai trafficanti come un aiuto per raggiungere le coste italiane, sperando poi nella riduzione dell’eventuale pena comminata. Il destino dei migranti non è vincolato da chi presta loro aiuto e basandosi su quanto recita il Diritto di Navigazione Internazionale, la valutazione di dove scortarli sarà presa in base alla zona in cui è avvenuto il contatto.