Schlagwort: Coast Guard
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Libyan Coast Guard: Again shooting instead of rescue
The EU Commission supports the Libyan Coast Guard financially and with equipment. In at least five cases, the units have used firearms in maritime distress cases outside their territorial waters. Once again, the Libyan Coast Guard has threatened people in distress at sea and the crew of a rescue ship with firearms. The incident took […]
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„Protection you can afford“: Successful passage from Libya is question of money
A presentation by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees gives important figures on people fleeing across the Mediterranean. Accordingly, the Libyan coast guard intercepts mainly people from Mali, the average failure rate for crossings is 33 percent. The UN document gives EU states tips for „prevention of dangerous journeys“. Actually, the United Nations High Commissioner […]
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Protests in Italy against EU patrol boats for Libya
Coast guard harassed Italian fishermen 80 kilometres off Tripoli Around 100 people demonstrated in the northern Italian Veneto region on Monday against the delivery of patrol boats to the so-called coast guard in Libya. The protests took place in front of the shipyard of the shipbuilding company Cantiere Navale Vittoria in the small town of […]
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More or less Frontex? Its FRO wants reinforced presence in EU problem states
Because of human rights violations, non-governmental organisations are demanding the withdrawal of Frontex from Greece. Their Fundamental Rights Officer, on the other hand, wants to increase the number of EU border guards deployed in the event of violations. Frontex should withdraw from Greece, demanded a coalition of seven non-governmental organisations operating on the island of […]