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One person missing, 13 rescued after migrant boat sinks near Sardinia

One person is missing at sea after a migrant-boat sank on Thursday while trying to reach the coast of southern Sardinia. Thirteen people were rescued. The alarm was sounded at…

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Malta HeadlineMalta, Migration

Malta: Robert Abela tells European Council president, Malta needs ‘concrete action’ on migration

Malta needs "concrete action" by the EU on migration, Prime Minister Robert Abela said as he accompanied European Council President Charles Michel on an army helicopter that took them on a…

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Greece, MigrationGreece, Migration

Greece police moves migrants into Lesbos tent camp after fire

Greek police began moving hundreds of migrants stranded on the island of Lesbos into a new temporary tent camp on Thursday, more than a week after a fire razed Greece’s…

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Greece, MigrationGreece, Migration, samos

Fire near Greece’s Samos migrant camp under control, three detained

Greek authorities have brought under control a fire that broke out near a migrant camp on the northeastern Aegean island of Samos late on Tuesday, fire brigade and police officials…

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Europe - Mediterranean, NewsMediterranean Sea, Migration, Refugees

43,000 people crossed Mediterranean in 2020- MOAS

The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) has published statistics showing the number of people attempting to cross the Mediterranean for the past two weeks. Between the September 1 and September…

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CD eNews, Greece, MigrationCrete, Migration

Woman, Two children die as migrant smuggling boat sinks near Crete

A smuggling boat sank off the southern Greek island of Crete on Monday, leaving three dead, while a large rescue operation managed to save 56 others from the sea, authorities…

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CD EU, Comuniq.EUasylum-seekers, EU, Migration

New EU migration pact will prioritise keeping people in their own countries

The European Commission said that a new migration and asylum pact will try to keep people from entering the bloc. European Commissioner for Promoting the European Way of Life Margaritis…

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CD eNewsEtienne, Migration

Migrants aboard tanker allowed to land in Sicily

A group of migrants who had been blocked aboard a tanker in the Mediterranean for more than a month were allowed to land in Sicily on Saturday after Italy agreed…

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GreeceGreece, Migration

Greek police fire teargas at migrants on Lesbos island

Greek police fired teargas to disperse a group of migrants protesting on the island of Lesbos on Saturday, four days after fires burnt the overflowing Moria refugee camp to the…

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GreeceGreece, Migration

Desperate migrants stranded on Greek island seek shelter, Europe weighs options

Despairing migrants left without shelter on the island of Lesbos after a fire destroyed Greece’s biggest refugee camp faced off against police on Friday as authorities began setting up hundreds…

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France, Germany, MigrationFrance, Germany, Greece, Migration

Germany, France to take in minors from destroyed Greek camp

Germany and France want to take in children who were left without shelter after fires gutted an overcrowded migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos this week, Chancellor Angela…

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MigrationMigration

More than 1 billion people face displacement by 2050

Rapid population growth, lack of access to food and water and increased exposure to natural disasters mean more than 1 billion people face being displaced by 2050, according to a…

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CD eNews, Greece, MigrationGreece, Migration

With nowhere to go after fire, Lesbos migrants sleep on roadsides, in fields

Thousands of migrants slept rough on the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday after a blaze razed their makeshift camp to the ground, sending them fleeing but with nowhere to…

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CD eNews, Greece, MigrationGreece, Migration

Thousands homeless after fire guts migrant camp on Greek island

Thousands of migrants were left without shelter on Wednesday after overnight fires gutted their overcrowded camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, and authorities warned that some asylum seekers who…

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CD eNews, Europa, Greece, NewsEU, Migration

EU finances transfer of 400 unaccompanied minors after fire in Greek refugee camp

The EU has agreed to finance the transfer of 400 unaccompanied minors after a fire in Greece's refugee camp. The EU's Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johannson made the announcement after…

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LibyaLibya, Migration

UNHCR’s latest position on Libya as a safe country

The position notes that there is political and military fragmentation in Libya. It also notes that there are armed hostilities between the Sarraj’s Government of National Accord of Libya and…

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Greece, MigrationGreece, Migration, Moria

Fire breaks out at Greece’s overcrowded Moria refugee camp

Fire broke out at Greece’s overcrowded migrant camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos early on Wednesday, fire brigade officials said. There were no reports of injuries so far,…

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Italy, MigrationItaly, Migration

70 migrants rescued at sea by a patrol boat in Lampedusa

A boat with the 70 migrants recovered at sea by a patrol boat of the harbour master's office heads to the commercial pier of the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy,…

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Europe - Mediterranean, NewsEU, Italy, Migration

353 migrants disembark in Italy

Over 300 migrants are set to disembark in Pozzallo, after Italy agreed to take in the rescue boats Louise Michel and Sea-Watch. The boat, funded by British artist Banksy had…

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CD eNews, ItalyLampedusa, Migration

Sicily Governor and Lampedusa Mayor to meet PM Conte re Migration

Sicily Governor Nello Musumeci and Lampedusa Mayor Toto' Martello will be received by Premier Giuseppe Conte in Rome on Wednesday, sources said Monday amid a migrant row. Musumeci's recent closure…

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CD eNews, ItalyMigration

Residents protest as Lampedusa migration hotspots risk collapse

Authorities on the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa are calling for urgent help after mass migrant arrivals over the weekend pushed its hotspots to the brink of collapse. Weeks of…

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CD eNews, ItalyMigration

Four die, two missing, five injured after migrant boat explodes near Crotone during rescue operation

The lifeless bodies of four migrants, including that of a woman, who were on board the boat on which a fire followed by an explosion developed were recovered in the…

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CD eNews, LibyaFrance, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mediterranean Sea, Migration

Banksy’s migrant rescue boat says overloaded, stranded at sea off coast of Libya

A rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy has issued urgent calls for help, saying it is stranded in the Mediterranean and overloaded with migrants who it has been…

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Bangladesh, Diplomatique.Expert, MigrationBangladesh, Migration, Rohingya

Three years on, Rohingya refugees remain in Bangladesh camps

August 25 marked the third anniversary of attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents that triggered military retaliation and led to the exodus from Buddhist-majority Myanmar over following days and weeks of…

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Migration, SpainMigration, Spain

Thirty-six migrants rescued off southern Spanish coast

Several sub-Saharan women and a boy are taken care of by Red Cross members upon their arrival at port in Motril, Granada, southern Spain, 26 August 2020. A total of…

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CD eNews, Greece, MigrationGreece, Migration

Dozens of migrants rescued off Greek island

Dozens of migrants have been rescued from a boat off the Greek island of Halki, the coast guard said on Wednesday, in one of the biggest operations of its kind…

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Breaking News, NewsLibya, Migration

45 die in shipwreck off Libya – UN

At least 45 migrants and refugees have died in the largest shipwreck off Libya's coast this year, the UN says. The International Organization for Migration (IOM), and UNHCR, the UN…

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Italy, MigrationItaly, Migration

Number of migrants landing in Italy more than doubles in past year

The number of migrants landing on Italy's shores has more than doubled in the last year as an economic crisis in Tunisia fuels migration in boats across the Mediterranean, Interior…

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Migration, News, UKMigration, UK

UK Royal Air Force sends plane to help monitor migrant crossings

Britain’s Royal Air Force has sent a maritime patrol aircraft to help support border control operations in the English Channel after an increase in migrants seeking to cross from France.…

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Migration, News, UKMigration, UK

More than 4,000 migrants reach UK by small boats in 2020

More than 4,000 migrants have now reached the UK in 2020 by crossing the English Channel in small boats. Families with young children have been among hundreds of people arriving…

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Migration, News, United NationsMauritania, Migration, United Nations

Countries urged to target human smugglers after migrants die at sea

Two UN agencies are calling for greater action to dismantle smuggling and trafficking networks following the deaths of 27 migrants off the coast of Mauritania, northwest Africa. The International Organization…

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Migration, News, UKMigration, UK

UK armed forces asked to help deal with migrant boats crossing Channel

Britain’s armed forces have been asked to help deal with boats carrying migrants across the Channel from France, the Defence Ministry said after a spate of arrivals on the southern…

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Migration, News, UKMigration, UK

British Government threatens to use ‘maritime assets’ to deter migrants

The British government has threatened to deploy "maritime assets", reported to include the Royal Navy, to stem the growing number of migrants trying to cross the English Channel. Sources told…

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Greece, Migration, News, Photo StoryGreece, Migration

Photo Story: Iraqi asylum seekers repatriated from Greece

Migrants wearing face masks board an airplane bound for Iraq, at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, Greece, 06 August 2020. According to the Greek Migration and Asylum Ministry,…

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Italy, Migration, NewsItaly, Migration

Italy to resume migrant repatriations to Tunisia

The Italian interior ministry announced that the repatriation of Tunisian migrants who land in Italy will resume on August 10. These repatriations had stopped during the coronavirus lockdown. The ministry…

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CD eNews, Malta, NewsCoronavirus, Malta, Migration

Malta – More Covid-19 cases registered

Sixteen from the ninety one persons admitted to Malta yesterday, after being rescued, tested positive for Covid-19 after being isolated and swabbed for Coronavirus. The Ministry of Health said that as…

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Italy, Migration, NewsItaly, Migration

Photo Story: New landing of migrants in Lampedusa, southern Italy

Italian immigration officers help a child disembark from a ship as a group of migrants arrives from North Africa to the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, 03 August 2020. According…

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CD eNews, Libya, NewsLibya, Migration

55 migrants, one smuggler arrested in Zliten, Libya

Security forces in Zliten have raided a warehouse and arrested 55 migrants and one Libyan human smuggler who were arranging for an illegal journey to EU shores, Libya Observer reports.…

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CD eNews, Italy, NewsItaly, Lampedusa, Migration

Migrant situation in Lampedusa declared as emergency by mayor

The emergency migrant reception centre in Lampedusa has been declared closed by the mayor as there are a thousand people inside, a number ten times greater than the capacity foreseen…

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Italy, NewsItaly, Matteo Salvini, Migration

Italy’s Salvini to face new trial over migrant ship blockade

Italy's Senate has voted to allow the prosecution of ex-interior minister Matteo Salvini for blocking a migrant ship off Italy's coast last August. More than 100 migrants were stuck on…

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Malta, Malta News, NewsCoronavirus, Keith Schembri, Malta, Migration, PN

Malta-24 News Briefing Wednesday 29th July 2020

Updated 1750 - Tourism Minister rules out banning mass events, would consider limiting numbers Tourism Minister Julia Farrugia Fortelli suggested that limiting numbers for mass events was a possibility following…

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CD eNews, Italy, Migration, NewsItaly, Lampedusa, Migration

Migrants transferred from overcrowded hotspot Lampedusa to Palermo

A reported 43 migrants have been transferred from an overcrowded hotspot in Lampedusa to a hosting facility in Palermo, officials said Tuesday. The migrants on Monday night were taken by…

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CD eNews, Malta, NewsCoVid 19, Malta, Migration

Sixty-five rescued migrants test positive for Covid-19 – UPDATE

Sixty-five migrants who were in a group of 94 people rescued at sea and brought to Malta on Monday have tested positive for COVID-19, Malta's health ministry said on Tuesday. It was the…

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Malta News, NewsMalta, Migration

Root causes of irregular migration should be addressed to stem flows – Foreign Affairs Minister

There should be a joint effort between all stakeholders to understand and address the root causes of irregular migration, including internal displacements, in order to reach a lasting solution to…

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France, Migration, News, UKFrance, Migration, UK

France and Britain agree to form joint unit to fight migrant traffickers

The interior ministers of France and Britain on Sunday signed an agreement creating a new joint police intelligence unit to combat migrant traffickers and reduce the "unsustainable" numbers crossing the…

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Comuniq.EU, European Union, Malta News, NewsEurope, Malta, Migration

Abela insists with EU High Representatives on need for solidarity and automatic relocation of migrants

Prime Minister Robert Abela has shared Malta's concerns on migration and insisted on the need for automatic relocation of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean during a meeting with Josep Borrell,…

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CD eNews, Italy, NewsItaly, Malta, Migration

180 migrants disembark Ocean Viking ship in Sicily

At least 180 migrants rescued by a humanitarian aid boat in the Mediterranean Sea began to leave the vessel in Porto Empedocle, Sicily late on Monday after nine days stuck…

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CD eNews, Malta, NewsItaly, Malta, Migration, Ocean Viking, Pozzallo, Sicily

180 migrants onboard Ocean Viking aid ship will disembark in Sicily

The 180 migrants on the Ocean Viking aid ship will arrive in Porto Empedocle on Monday, where they will be transferred onto another ship, the Moby Zaza, and placed in…

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Malta, Malta Headline, NewsMigration, SAR

Malta: Migration: 52 migrants in distress in Maltese waters

Migration NGO Alarm Phone reported that it detected a migrant vessel with a faulty engine in Malta's Search and Rescue (SAR) zone leaving around 52 migrants on board in distress.…

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News, Refugeesdisplacement, Migration, Refugees

Danish Refugee Council calls for solutions For the world’s 79.5 million refugees

By the end of 2019, 79.5 million refugees and displaced persons were driven out of their homes and communities, marking an increase of 8.7 million compared to the year before.…

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CD eNews, Migration, News, United NationsMigration, United Nations

UN reports refugee numbers hit record high in 2019

The number of people fleeing war and persecution rose to a record 79.5 million in 2019, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said Thursday. That figure represents "approximately 1%…

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Migration, NewsLibya, Migration, Tunisia, UN

15 die in latest reported Mediterranean Migration Tragedy – UN

At least 15 persons were missing and feared drowned off the coast of Libya on Saturday after a boat carrying around three dozen migrants bound for Europe capsized in the…

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CD eNews, Migration, News, TunisiaMigration, Tunisia

Death toll from Tunisia migrant shipwreck rises to 54

The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying migrants off the Tunisian coast has risen to 54 as more bodies were recovered during the search operations. The boat,…

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CD eNews, Europe - Mediterranean, Migration, NewsItaly, Libya, Malta, Mediterranean Sea, Migration

Charity boats resume Mediterranean migrant rescue

Two charity boats have headed back to the Mediterranean after a two-month hiatus in migrant rescue operations, as humanitarian groups await a new wave of arrivals. Italian NGO Mediterranea Saving…

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CD eNews, Comuniq.EU, Europe - Central, NewsCzech Republic, Estonia, EU, Latvia, Migration, Poland, Slovakkia, Slovenia

Seven eastern EU member states set to oppose asylum seekers relocation mechanism

Seven eastern EU member states are opposing the possibility of the EU creating a mechanism to relocate asylum seekers between countries. In a letter to the European Commission, the interior…

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