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REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsROME, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The European Union should allow more legal migration into its borders to stop people trafficking, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said on Friday, amid a surge in arrivals by sea to his country. Meloni's government has partly followed Mattarella's advice, saying in July it would raise entry quotas for non-EU migrant workers to 452,000 for 2023-2025. The Italian president, who as head of state is a non-partisan figure, said action needed to be taken at EU level. Migration has long been a political hot potato within the bloc, hampering joint decisions by its 27 member states. "This drawing reminds me that, behind the migration numbers and percentages which we often list, there are countless individual people, each one with their own story, projects, dreams, future," the president said.
Persons: Juan Medina, Sergio Mattarella, Giorgia Meloni's, Mattarella, Alvise Armellini, Christina Fincher Organizations: Uno, Guardia, REUTERS, Rights, European, Thomson Locations: Lampedusa, Italy, North Africa, Rimini, Europe
In the Tunisian port city of Sfax this month, I sat with a group of men in a sandy, windswept park. The men, who were Darfuris, explained that they had escaped what they called a new genocide in Sudan. There are dozens — maybe hundreds — of Sudanese currently staying in that park in Sfax, and thousands across the city. Last week, 41 people were reported to have died after a shipwreck off the Italian coast. This is what a crisis of human rights, ethics and, above all, global inequality looks like.
Persons: Lampedusa — Locations: Tunisian, Sfax, Sudan, Sudanese, Lampedusa, Europe, Italy, Greece
Rome CNN —Forty-one people reportedly died in a migrant shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors say, the latest tragedy amid a spike in efforts in people making the dangerous sea crossing from North Africa to Europe. The survivors told the Red Cross that the migrant boat left Sfax, Tunisia several days ago. They said they were wearing life jackets and were able to crawl on a remnants of a different shipwrecked boat, according to the Red Cross. Lampedusa, not far from Sicily and the closest Italian island to Africa, is a major destination for migrants seeking to enter European Union countries. On Sunday, three bodies were recovered, including a 3-year-old child and a pregnant woman, and at least 30 people were missing after two migrant boats sank off the Italian island, the Italian Coast Guard said in a statement.
Persons: Rome, Rome CNN —, Giorgia Meloni Organizations: Rome CNN, Italian Coast Guard, CNN, European Union Locations: Lampedusa, North Africa, Europe, Sfax, Tunisia, Italy, Sicily, Africa
Dozens of migrants died after their boat capsized in the Strait of Sicily, with just a handful rescued, survivors reported on Wednesday, as yet another perilous attempt to cross the Mediterranean in a rickety, unsuitable vessel ended in disaster. Four people, including a child, were saved, according to Flavio di Giacomo, a spokesman with the International Organization for Migration, a United Nations agency, citing the survivors’ own testimony. The migrants were from Guinea and the Ivory Coast, he added, and they had departed from the Tunisian city of Sfax before being spotted and rescued by a commercial boat. They arrived on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, south of Sicily on Wednesday. Survivors told the U.N. migration agency that 41 had drowned out of a total of 45 onboard.
Persons: Flavio di Giacomo, Giacomo Organizations: International Organization for Migration, United, Migrants Locations: Strait, Sicily, United Nations, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Tunisian, Sfax, Lampedusa, Tunisia, Saharan Africa, Europe
ROME, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Italian authorities on Wednesday said forty-one migrants are thought to have died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, according to accounts by survivors who have been taken to the island of Lampedusa. Local public prosecutor Salvatore Vella confirmed media reports that four people who survived the shipwreck told rescuers they were on a boat carrying 45 people, including three children. They were then transferred onto an Italian coast guard vessel and disembarked in Lampedusa, where they shared their story. The Italian coast guard did not respond to a request for comment. A source with knowledge of the matter said it was unlikely that the shipwreck experienced by the survivors was one of two the coast guard had reported on Sunday.
Persons: Salvatore Vella, Tunisia's, Vella, Federico Maccioni, Federica, Keith Weir, Crispian Balmer, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Watch, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Lampedusa . Local, Italian, Lampedusa, Sfax, Italy, Europe
[1/2] Migrants on board of NGO Proactiva Open Arms Uno rescue boat looks at boat Guardia Costiera heading to Lampedusa island, in central Mediterranean Sea, close to Lampedusa island, Italy, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File PhotoROME, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Italy's coastguard said on Sunday it had recovered two bodies and rescued 57 people off the southern island of Lampedusa, amid reports that more than 30 people were missing following two shipwrecks. A coastguard spokesperson said he could only confirm the number of survivors and the recovery of two bodies. Italy's right-wing government has adopted a policy of assigning far-away ports to charity ships, rather than letting them disembark rescued migrants in nearer Lampedusa or Sicily, with the aim of spreading arrivals across the country. Reporting by Angelo Amante and Alvise Armellini; Editing by Toby Chopra and Philippa FletcherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Juan Medina, Ansa, Angelo Amante, Toby Chopra, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Migrants, Uno, Guardia, REUTERS, Italy's coastguard, coastguard, Thomson Locations: Lampedusa, Italy, Sfax, Europe, Ivory Coast, Brindisi, Sicily
But she said more needed to be done to prevent migrants trying to make the perilous Mediterranean crossing via unauthorised means. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen echoed Meloni's point about offering legal routes into the 27-nation European Union (EU). Europe has pledged 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in aid to help Tunisia with its battered economy, with 100 million euros speficially earmarked for tackling illegal migration. The EU could work with countries such as Tunisia in expanding their production of renewable energy to the benefit of all, she added. Conference host Italy is struggling to cope with the number of unauthorised migrants arriving in centres such as its far southern island of Lampedusa.
Persons: Giorgia Meloni, Meloni, Ursula von der Leyen, von der Leyen, Mohamed al, POPE, Peter's, Pope Francis, COVID, Antonio Tajani, Ahmed Elumami, Foo Yun Chee, Conor Humphries Organizations: European Union, Presidential, Conference, EU, Thomson Locations: Italian, Rome, Europe, Italy, EU, Tunisia, St, Africa, Lampedusa, Tripoli, Brussels
[1/5] Migrants wait to be rescued by Italian Coast Guard off the coast of Italy, April 10, 2023. The fact that Meloni, a figurehead of the new right, has not carried through on her pledges underscores how intractable the problem is. NORTH AFRICAIn the run-up to the 2022 election, Meloni said she would impose a naval blockade to prevent boats leaving north Africa. Meloni visited Tunisia twice last month, seeking progress in unblocking loans that she says are needed to avoid a financial crisis that might trigger a tsunami of departures. However, a review of migrant flows through Europe over the past decade suggests Italy might not benefit in the way Meloni hopes.
Persons: Meloni, King Canute, Giorgia Meloni, Mattia Diletti, Matteo Piantedosi, Matteo Villa, Ursula von der Leyen, Mark Rutte, ISPI's Villa, COVID, Michelangelo Agrusti, Crispian Balmer, Angelo Amante, Alex Richardson Organizations: Italian Coast Guard, REUTERS, Rome's Sapienza University . Immigration, Ministry, European, Dutch, European Commission, EU, Business, Thomson Locations: Italy, Tunisia, Libya, ROME, Europe, Lampedusa, AFRICA, Africa, North Africa, Tripoli, Brussels, Poland, Hungary, Rome
I’ve been itinerant lately, so I tend to carry my reading everywhere I go. Right now, I’m trying to make sense of the forces that misshaped me, so I’m reading “The Reformation: A History,” by Diarmaid MacCulloch, and “The Scottish Enlightenment,” by Arthur Herman. What’s the last great book you read? Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). A great book can make any reading experience ideal.
Persons: I’ve, Diarmaid MacCulloch, , Arthur Herman, I’m, Pam Zhang, Catherine Lacey, David Hare, Michael Cunningham’s, Alan Bennett, John Lahr’s, Joe Orton, Sebastian Barry, Tomasi di Lampedusa, Maria McCann’s Organizations: Scottish Locations: Edinburgh,
Canary Islands officials said on Thursday that during the night emergency services had assisted 114 migrants in two boats. At least 559 people - including 22 children - died in 2022 in attempts to reach the Canary Islands, according to data from the U.N.'s International Organisation for Migration. JUNE SURGEThere has been a rise in arrivals in the Canary Islands this month. Only in June, close to 2,000 people have arrived," said Canary Islands migration lawyer Loueila Mint El Mamy. Spanish government data showed 5,914 people arrived in the Canary Islands between January and mid-June this year, a 31.5% drop compared to the same period last year.
Persons: Borja Suarez ARGUINEGUIN, Aita Mari, SMH, Nadir, Emma Pinedo, Corina Rodriguez, Aislinn Laing, Frances Kerry Organizations: Gran Canaria, REUTERS, Maritimo, Italian Coast Guard, for Migration, Loueila, Islands, Reuters, Inti, Thomson Locations: Spanish, Arguineguin, Gran, Spain, Islands, West Africa, Moroccan, Morocco, Lanzarote, Lampedusa, Saharan Africa, Canary Islands
“We can no longer afford thousands of daily sunbathers all squeezed in one spot as in the past, it’s unsustainable.”Four beaches are affected. Cala dei Gabbiani and Cala Biriala both now have a daily cap of 300 visitors in place, while Cala Goloritze has a limit of 250 visitors per day, and Cala Mariolu, the largest of the beaches, has a daily limit of 700 people. Visitors to Cala Goloritze, which is only accessible by foot or boat, will be charged an entrance fee of six euros (US$6.5.) The entrance fee for Cala Goloritze can either be paid online, or with cash at the entrance to the inlet. Beach towel banBeach towels will not be permitted at La Pelosa Beach in Stintino, Sardinia this summer, according to local authorities.
Persons: ” Stefano Monni, Cala Biriala, Cala Goloritze, Cala Mariolu, Beachgoers, Legambiente, it’s, , Monni, Cala Mariuolo, he’s, pelosi, We’ve, Stintino’s, Rita Limbania Vallebella, they’d, ” Keen, Alberto Pizzoli, Filippo Mannino, Martello, Mannino, Isola, Organizations: CNN, Cala Locations: Sicily, Sardinia, Orosei, Baunei, Ogliastra, Cala, Italian, sunbathers, La Pelosa, Stintino, La, Isola, Italy, Pelosa, Saline, Isola dei, Lampedusa, Pelagie, AFP, Martello, Giglio, Isola del Giglio, Tuscany
MILAN, March 26 (Reuters) - 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 migrant rescue operation. The coast guard said it had ordered the MV Louise Michel ship to dock in Trapani in Sicily after it performed an initial rescue operation in Libya's Search And Rescue area. The coast guard added that it was already on its way to assist the three other boats at the time. It ordered the Louise Michel to dock in accordance with a new law passed in Italy this year establishing a code of conduct for migrant charity ships, the coast guard said. The coast guard said it wanted to prevent the ship from taking too many people on board, thereby putting their safety at risk.
[1/3] Pope Francis greets people as he attends the weekly general audience in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo MangiapaneVATICAN CITY, March 8 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events of the life and ministry of Pope Francis, who marks the 10th anniversary of his election as pontiff on March 13. 2017Jan. 2 - Pope Francis says in a letter bishops must show zero tolerance to clergy who sexually abuse children. May 18 - In unprecedented move, all Chile's bishops offer to resign after attending crisis meeting with Pope Francis. In March 2022, he introduces a reform saying Catholic women could in future take charge of most departments.
Migrant crossings in Mediterranean leave thousands dead
  + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
2021Dec. 17: 9 dead, 93 missing, 8 survivors after boat sinks off Sabratha, Libya. 2020Nov. 12: 57 dead, 18 missing, 48 survivors after boat sinks off the coast of Al Khums, Libya. July 25: 75 dead, 75 missing, 134 survivors when boat sinks off Al Khums, Libya. 2018Sept. 1: 2 dead, 128 missing, 55 survivors when boat sinks off the coast of Al Khums, Libya. June 29: 3 dead, 101 missing, 16 survivors when boat sinks off the coast of Tripoli, Libya.
Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; dozens are dead, 80 survive
  + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +7 min
Rescuers recover a body after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas, at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Rescue officials say an undetermined number of migrants have died and dozens have been rescued after their boat broke apart off southern Italy. The Italian Coast Guard said at least 80 people were found alive, "some of whom succeeded in reaching the shore after the shipwreck." One survivor was taken into custody for questioning after survivors indicated he was a trafficker, Rai state TV said. "It's an enormous tragedy," Crotone Mayor Vincenzo Voce told RAI state TV.
45 migrants have died trying to reach Italy in a small boat. Up to 180 people are believed to have been aboard when the wooden boat hit rocks. The boat, carrying between 150 and 180 people, broke in half after crashing into a rock in rough seas as it approached Crotone, southern Italy. According to a statement from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the boat was just 20 meters (65 feet) long. Earlier this month, a small boat crossing in Italy o the small island of Lampedusa and carrying a mother and baby among a group of 10 people was lost at sea, Reuters reported.
[1/3] Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the head of Libya's Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah attend a joint news conference in Tripoli, Libya. TRIPOLI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Tripoli on Saturday where she is expected to agree a major gas deal aimed at boosting energy supplies to Europe despite the insecurity and political chaos in the North African country. Meloni is meeting Mohamed al-Menfi, the head of Libya's three-man Presidency Council, and Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, head of the internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli. Insecurity and lawlessness has made Libya a major, but dangerous, route for migrants seeking to reach Europe, often via the Italian island of Lampedusa. Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, who oversees much of the migration issue for Rome, flew to Libya with Meloni.
[1/4] A member of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) looks at a migrant after he was rescued by the ship 'Geo Barents' during a search and rescue (SAR) operation in the Mediterranean Sea, January 25, 2023. La Spezia is the furthest and northernmost destination that Italy has assigned to an NGO ship. Forcing NGO ships to reach ever-more distant ports increases costs at a time when budgets are stretched by inflation and higher fuel costs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Last month, the SOS Mediterranee NGO appealed for donations, saying fuel charges for its Ocean Viking rescue ship had increased by over 1 million euros during 2022. The new docking destinations policy adds to a December decree which forces NGO ships to request and head to a port "without delay" after each rescue, rather than continue looking for boats in distress.
Protests paralyse Tunisian town after migrant deaths
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
TUNIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A southern Tunisian coastal town was paralysed by protests on Tuesday amid growing anger over the fate of people who drowned in a migrant shipwreck last month, with some buried in unmarked graves. Images showed the streets of Zarzis packed with protesters chanting anti-authority slogans with shops and government institutions closed. Nothing," he said, adding that Walid felt he had no future in Tunisia despite being an excellent student. Protests began in Zarzis this month after a boat believed to be carrying 18 migrants disappeared. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Tarek Amara, writing by Angus McDowall, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Este situaţie de urgenţă în Europa, continent care se aşteaptă ca în perioada următoare să fie călcat de un val de libieni. Publicaţia italiană Corriere della Sera scrie că în interiorul UE funcţionează un sistem de solidaritate voluntară în privinţa primirii de refugiaţi. În momentul actual, doar patru ţări, printre care şi România, ar fi dispuse să ajute, fără a se cunoaşte însă cota asumată de fiecare stat. Iar o atitudine săritoare ar avea România, chiar înaintea unor ţări mari şi influente, precum Germania sau Olanda. Potrivit unui raport publicat vineri de Ministerul de Interne al Italiei, peste 10.700 de migranţi au ajuns în Italia de la începutul anului.
Persons: Luciana, Peninsularii, Luni, ANSA, Matteo Salvini, Mario Draghi Organizations: Uniunii Europene, Italiei, Apărării, Interne Locations: situaţie, Europa, UE, România, Franţa, Portugalia, Spania, Libia, Germania, Olanda, Italia, Africa de Nord, Sicilia, Italiei, Liga
Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesComisia Europeană: Nicio țară din UE nu s-a oferit încă să preia migranți din ItaliaComisia Europeană, care a cerut luni statelor UE să preia migranţi din Italia pentru a ajuta această ţară confruntată cu un nou val de sosiri ale migranţilor pe Mediterana, nu a primit încă nicio ofertă în acest sens din partea vreunui stat din UE, a declarat marţi un purtător de cuvânt comunitar citat de Reuters, potrivit Agerpres. Până acum nu am primit nicio promisiune concretă, cum ar fi, de exemplu, relocarea”, a spus purtătorul de cuvânt. „Când vedem (...) un număr uriaş de oameni venind într-un timp foarte scurt este nevoie de solidaritate faţă de Italia şi le solicit celorlalte state membre să sprijine prin relocări'', a declarat Ylva Johansson, citată de Agerpres. Ministrul de interne german Horst Seehofer a atenţionat marţi că şi pe ruta balcanică se observă din nou o creştere a numărului migranţilor. Potrivit Ministerului de Interne italian, peste 12.900 de migranţi au ajuns în Italia de la începutul acestui an, faţă de aproximativ 4.100 în aceeaşi perioadă a anului trecut.
Persons: Ylva Johansson, Johansson, refugiaţi, Filippo Grandi ., Horst Seehofer Organizations: Italia Comisia Europeană, Agerpres, Lampedusa, ONU, Interne Locations: UE, Italia, Mediterana, Africii, Libia, Sicilia, Interne italian, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire, Bangladesh
Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesComisia Europeană: Statele UE trebuie să dea dovadă de „solidaritate” și să preia migranţi din ItaliaStatele UE trebuie să dea dovadă de „solidaritate” și să preia migranţi din Italia, a declarat comisarul european pentru afaceri interne, Ylva Johansson. Peste 2.000 de migranţi au debarcat în insula Lampedusa, în ultimele 24 de ore, transmite Digi24. „Când vedem (...) un număr uriaş de oameni venind într-un timp foarte scurt este nevoie de solidaritate faţă de Italia şi le solicit celorlalte state membre să sprijine prin relocări'', a declarat Ylva Johansson, citată de Agerpres. Acesta din urmă a cerut de asemenea statelor UE să convină asupra unui sistem de relocare a migranţilor, adăugând că trebuie să înceteze respingerea acestora la graniţele blocului comunitar. În ultimele 24 de ore, 2.218 migranţi au debarcat pe insula italiană Lampedusa, dintre care 635 noaptea trecută, a relatat luni agenţia ANSA, citată de DPA.
Persons: Ylva Johansson, Johansson, refugiaţi, Filippo Grandi ., Matteo Salvini, Salvini, Mario Draghi Organizations: Europeană, Agerpres, ONU, Interne, Liga Locations: Statele UE, Italia Statele UE, Italia, Lampedusa, UE, Africii, Libia, Sicilia, Interne italian, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire, Bangladesh
Aproape zilnic, zeci, chiar sute de migranți sunt salvați în largul coastei de sud a Insulei Gran Canaria și sunt aduși în siguranță în portul Arguinegín. De câteva luni , Ricardo și colegii săi privesc cum numărul migranților ajunși pe insulă tot crește . Cineva trebuie să ia atitudine”, spune Ricardo Ortega. „Cred că este o strategie a Uniunii Europene și a guvernului spaniol. Gran Canaria nu ar putea rezista unor condiții similare, spune el, autoritățile nu pot permite să se ajungă acolo.
Persons: Ricardo Ortega, Ricardo, migranții, Jose Antonio Rodriguez, Ba, Antonio Morales Organizations: Gran, Uniunii Europene, Gran Canaria Locations: Insulei Gran Canaria, Arguinegín, Senegal, Mali, Maroc, Gran Canaria, Atlanticului, Insulele Canare, Europa, Europa continentală, Gran, Lampedusa, Lesbos, Spania
Controalele la granițele Franței vizează imigrația ilegalăControalele frontaliere vor viza imigraţia ilegală, în contextul ''unei creşteri a ameninţării teroriste''. El a lansat un apel la crearea unei ''poliţii reale de securitate'' pentru frontierele externe ale spaţiului Schengen. El a adăugat că înaintea Consiliului European din decembrie va prezenta o propunere concretă privind poliţia de frontieră a spaţiului Schengen şi alte măsuri menite să consolideze această zonă. Reţelele teroriste au devenit mai globalizate şi acest lucru înseamnă că ''Europa trebuie să-şi intensifice răspunsul'', a insistat şeful statului francez. Atacul de la Viena a fost comis de un simpatizant al grupării jihadiste Statul Islamic, pe care serviciile de informaţii slovace îl semnalaseră poliţiei austriece, fără ca alerta să fi fost urmată de efecte.
Persons: Emmanuel Macron Organizations: Statul Locations: Europa, Nisa, Franţei, francez, Perthus, Franței, Viena, Franţa, UE
Preşedintele francez Emmanuel Macron a anunţat astăzi dublarea forțelor de ordine de la frontierele țării, de la 2.400 la 4.800. Măsura dublării efectivelor de forțe la granițele Franței a fost luată de Emmanuel Macron ca urmare a atentatului din Franța, ele fiind menite să combată ameninţarea teroristă, traficul şi imigraţia ilegală. Preşedintele francez a adăugat că recentul atac de la Viena arată că pericolul terorist poate veni de oriunde, inclusiv din partea unor persoane trimise de peste hotare. Macron a anunat că va prezenta o propunere concretă privind poliţia de frontieră a spaţiului Schengen şi alte măsuri menite să consolideze această zonă, înaintea Consiliului European din decembrie. Reţelele teroriste au devenit mai globalizate şi acest lucru înseamnă că ''Europa trebuie să-şi intensifice răspunsul'', a insistat şeful statului francez.
Persons: francez Emmanuel Macron, Emmanuel Macron, Președintele, Macron, Sebastian Kurz Organizations: BRUXELLES, Consiliului, Statul, UE Locations: Franței, Franța, Perthus, Europa, Nisa, Franţei, Viena, Spania, Franţa, Africii, Lampedusa, Italia, Slovaciei, Germania, UE
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