Tag: Italy

New migration route from Libya to Italian Calabrian coast

|Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

New migration route from Libya to Italian Calabrian coast

A new migration route appears to be increasingly used by migrant smugglers to take refugees and migrants ...

A new migration route appears to be increasingly used by migrant smugglers to take refugees and migrants from the coast of Libya to the southern Italian region of Calabria, in particular to the town o ...

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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Migrant rescue ship seized by Italy’s coast guard in Lampedusa

|Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Migrant rescue ship seized by Italy’s coast guard in Lampedusa

A rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy was seized in Lampedusa on Sunday after Italy's coas ...

A rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy was seized in Lampedusa on Sunday after Italy's coast guard said the boat had disobeyed its instructions to head to Sicily after carrying out a mig ...

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Thousands of migrants reach Italy over weekend

|Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Thousands of migrants reach Italy over weekend

Despite treacherous conditions at sea, record numbers of migrants are setting off from North Africa to re ...

Despite treacherous conditions at sea, record numbers of migrants are setting off from North Africa to reach the European Union. This weekend alone, nearly 5,600 people arrived on Italy's southern coa ...

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Western Libyan, Italian Chiefs of Staff sign agreement for training special forces

|Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Western Libyan, Italian Chiefs of Staff sign agreement for training special forces

The Chief of Staff of Libya's Western Region, Lieutenant General Mohamed al-Haddad, has signed a technica ...

The Chief of Staff of Libya's Western Region, Lieutenant General Mohamed al-Haddad, has signed a technical agreement with the Chief of Staff of the Italian Ministry of Defense, Admiral Cavo Dragone, t ...

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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80% increase in the flow of migrants from Libya, IOM

|Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023

80% increase in the flow of migrants from Libya, IOM

Laurence Hart, the International Organization for Migration's Italy and Malta director, announced that th ...

Laurence Hart, the International Organization for Migration's Italy and Malta director, announced that there has been a significant increase in the flow of migrants from Libya to Italy. He cited a num ...

Thursday, March 16, 2023
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Thirty migrants missing in shipwreck off Libya, charity blames Italy

|Date: Monday, March 13, 2023

Thirty migrants missing in shipwreck off Libya, charity blames Italy

Thirty people are missing and 17 were rescued in the central Mediterranean on Sunday after the boat in w ...

Thirty people are missing and 17 were rescued in the central Mediterranean on Sunday after the boat in which they were travelling from Libya capsized in bad weather, Italy's coastguard said. The trag ...

Monday, March 13, 2023
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EU Commission chief praises Italy’s stance on migration following shipwreck

|Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

EU Commission chief praises Italy’s stance on migration following shipwreck

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has praised Italy’s response to Europe’s irregular mig ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has praised Italy’s response to Europe’s irregular migration crisis in a letter to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni just days after a shipwreck killed m ...

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Dozens of migrants die after boat breaks apart off southern Italy

|Date: Monday, February 27, 2023

Dozens of migrants die after boat breaks apart off southern Italy

The Italian coast guard has recovered 43 bodies after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas on Sunday ...

The Italian coast guard has recovered 43 bodies after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas on Sunday off the southern coast of Italy’s mainland, RAI state radio reported. ...

Monday, February 27, 2023
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Libyan and Italian interior ministers launch work of joint task force on immigration

|Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Libyan and Italian interior ministers launch work of joint task force on immigration

Emad Trabelsi, Interior Minister of Libya's Government of National Unity, and his Italian counterpart Mat ...

Emad Trabelsi, Interior Minister of Libya's Government of National Unity, and his Italian counterpart Matteo Piantedosi launched in Rome today the work of joint task force between the two countries to ...

Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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Italy’s Parliament approves measures to restrict NGO rescue vessels

|Date: Monday, February 20, 2023

Italy’s Parliament approves measures to restrict NGO rescue vessels

As Europe resorts to desperate measures to contain a growing immigration crisis, the UN has condemned a m ...

As Europe resorts to desperate measures to contain a growing immigration crisis, the UN has condemned a move by Italy to enact stringent laws against NGOs and humanitarian groups involved in search an ...

Monday, February 20, 2023
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