Schlagwort: Malta
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Sea-Eye faces punishment: Ship registered in Germany had to rescue in two distress situations
A decree of the right-wing government in Italy allows rescue operations in a maximum of one case. However, the „Sea-Eye 4“ took people from two wooden boats on board. On Tuesday evening, the crew of the ship „Sea-Eye 4“ rescued a total of 32 people from a wooden boat. The distress case in the Maltese […]
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More relocation, more Frontex: „Med5“ adopt declaration in Malta
Malta, Greece, Italy, Spain and Cyprus demand more solidarity in the reception of asylum seekers. The EU interior ministers are meeting this week to discuss the issue. Five EU Mediterranean countries are calling on Brussels to show more solidarity with those member states facing the largest „migration flows“. The Union should do more to address […]
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Fortress Europe: EU wants more border surveillance technology
Activists warn of increase in illegal deportations and police violence The EU Commission still maintains that it does not want to finance fences at the Union’s external borders – at least not directly. However, the 12 member states that already have such barriers can hope for support from Brussels for their technical upgrading and surveillance. […]
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Sea rescue: Italy is breaking international law
Captains of private sea rescue ships are supposed to question rescued persons about their wish for asylum and ignore further emergencies. The United Nations and a new Bundestag report criticise these new Italian rules. The Italian government coalition under the right-wing extremist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has tightened the requirements for private sea rescuers. Their […]