Tag: Italy
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EU Commission gifts Egypt patrol boats to become a gatekeeper for migration, following Tunisian model
The EU Commission wants to conclude a migration defense agreement with Egypt and is upgrading the country’s land and sea borders. However, hardly any refugee boats leave from Egyptian shores for Europe. The government in Cairo is to receive two…
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Complaint against harassment of sea rescuers: EU Commission to examine controversial law in Italy
The Italian law 15/2023 prohibits captains of search and rescue vessels from carrying out more than one rescue per voyage. Five non-governmental organisations are now fighting against this. Five non-governmental organisations filed a complaint with the European Commission last week…
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“Criminals” in Libyan Coast Guard: EU-funded patrol vessel fires during rescue mission
The EU Commission President praises Libya as a “partner country”, the Migration Commissioner speaks for the first time of “criminals” in the coast guard, who according to reports are involved in smuggling. On Friday afternoon, the Libyan coast guard made…
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„European Return Centre“: How Frontex oils the EU deportation machine
Rejected asylum seekers are to be returned to their country of origin with “restraint techniques” and in a climate-neutral way. Part of the EU’s migration policy is to return rejected asylum seekers to their countries of origin or to other…