Italian coast guard rescues 22 migrants, 9 bodies found
Italy’s coast guard rescued 22 people and recovered nine bodies after a vessel capsized in a storm around 50km (30...
Migration
MEPs back tougher migration and asylum laws
Ahead of the European Elections in June, MEPs backed the new Migration and Asylum Pact on April 10, The Associated...
Tunisian coast guard recovers bodies of 13 migrants
As reported by Reuters on April 7th, the Tunisian coast guard has announced the retrieval of the 13 migrant bodies....
African migrants removed from Paris City Hall ahead of Olympics
With the Olympics just around the corner, local police removed migrants from the Paris City Hall plaza on April 3,...
EU allocates €165 million to Tunisia for migration management
The European Union (EU) has announced an investment of 164.5 million euros in Tunisia’s security forces in order to aid...
EU urged to cease support for Libyan coast guard
Doctors without Borders (MSF) has called the EU to immediately suspend its financial and logistical backing of the Libyan coast...
Libya investigates discovery of migrant bodies
Libyan authorities have launched an investigation after the discovery of 65 migrant body remains in Wadi Al-Jahria, in the southwest...
EU makes “strategic partnership” deal with Egypt
The European Union announced a €7.4 billion funding package to Egypt to stem migrant flows to Europe, criticised by rights...
MEP’s allege EU aid to Tunisia went directly to Saied’s pockets
Members of the European Parliament have alleged that the European Commission misdirected €150 million in aid intended for Tunisia, instead...
New migration route puts pressure on Athens
The Greek Island of Crete is struggling with an influx of migrants from Egypt, and is causing increasing concern for...
Libya: only a third of migrants survive deflated dinghy
Survivors from a deflated dinghy in the central Mediterranean revealed that 60 migrants died during their voyage, according to The...
The UK’s $1 million migrant deal with Libya
The UK has pledged to give Libya $1.2 million to counter African immigration to Europe, according to The National. Libya’s...
Two dead in Canaries migrant vessel tragedy
Spanish authorities rescued 38 people attempting the perilous sea journey to its Canary Islands from West Africa on March 11th,...
EU strikes migration deal with Mauritania
The European Union has sealed a €230 million deal with Mauritania for funding a program to reduce irregular migration toward...
Italy impounds charity ship over Libya migrant row
A German charity vessel was impounded by Italian authorities after it ran into a dispute with the Libyan coastguard reports...
