EU court limits national checks for migrant rescue ships
2 years, 7 months ago

EU court limits national checks for migrant rescue ships

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The European Union’s top court ruled Monday that national maritime authorities cannot impound ships involved in search-and-rescue work on suspicion that they might be overloaded due to the number of migrants they plucked from the sea. The number of persons on board, even if greater than that which is authorized, cannot therefore, in itself, constitute a ground for a control.” The Luxembourg-based ECJ also said national port authorities have the right to inspect ships to assess whether rules on working conditions, health and safety, and the environment are being respected. Sea-Watch described the court decision as a victory that means that port authorities can’t arbitrarily detain ships and prevent them from doing their work.

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Italian court refers asylum seekers’ case to ECJ in challenge to Meloni’s migrant deal with Albania
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Italian court refers asylum seekers’ case to ECJ in challenge to Meloni’s migrant deal with Albania

The Independent  

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First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request
5 months, 1 week ago

First Italian ship with 16 intercepted migrants docks at Albanian port to process asylum request

The Independent  

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Ten years of maritime resistance in the Mediterranean Sea
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Ten years of maritime resistance in the Mediterranean Sea

Al Jazeera  

European states may resent civilian rescuers helping migrant boats in distress in the Mediterranean, but they are here to stay. Next month will mark 10 years since the first nongovernmental rescue organisation entered the central Mediterranean in search of migrant boats in distress. When NGO rescuers first came onto the scene, there were some concerns that their rescue activities would …

Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle
11 months, 1 week ago

Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle

Associated Press  

ROME — An Italian court on Friday dismissed a long-running case against rescue ship crews of three humanitarian organizations, dropping charges accusing them of collaborating with smugglers as they helped rescue thousands of migrants at sea. The judges in the Sicilian city of Trapani decided not to proceed to trial against 10 crew members involved in the so-called Iuventa case, …

European charity ship rescues 135 migrants but is assigned to distant port in Italy with 359 aboard
1 year ago

European charity ship rescues 135 migrants but is assigned to distant port in Italy with 359 aboard

The Independent  

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EU watchdog wants new search and rescue rules after hundreds of migrants drown off Greece
1 year, 1 month ago

EU watchdog wants new search and rescue rules after hundreds of migrants drown off Greece

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s administrative watchdog called Wednesday for a change to Europe’s search and rescue rules following an inquiry into last year’s sinking of a rusty fishing boat, the Adriana, carrying hundreds of migrants while traveling from Libya to Italy. European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly said current rules prevent the EU’s border and coast guard agency Frontex from fulfilling …

EU watchdog wants new search and rescue rules after hundreds of migrants drown off Greece
1 year, 1 month ago

EU watchdog wants new search and rescue rules after hundreds of migrants drown off Greece

The Independent  

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Aid groups seek an EU commission review of migration law in Italy as it impounds rescue ships
1 year, 8 months ago

Aid groups seek an EU commission review of migration law in Italy as it impounds rescue ships

Associated Press  

ROME — A coalition of humanitarian groups formally asked the European Commission to review Italy’s legislation governing migration on Thursday, following the Italian government’s latest detention of a ship used to rescue migrants at sea. Emergency, Doctors Without Borders, SOS Humanity and ASGI, a legal association that studies migration, filed the request alleging that the Italian legislation raises questions about …

Italy detains two NGO vessels for defying new migrant rescue law
1 year, 9 months ago

Italy detains two NGO vessels for defying new migrant rescue law

Al Jazeera  

Rescue ships Sea-Eye 4 and Mare*Go have been blocked for 20 days for flaunting Italian legislation they call ‘unjust’. The Italian Coast Guard has apprehended two vessels from non-governmental organisations operating in the Mediterranean Sea, after they were found to be in breach of a new law preventing ships deployed to rescue migrants from carrying out multiple operations in a …

The EU’s secret weapon against refugees — time
1 year, 10 months ago

The EU’s secret weapon against refugees — time

Al Jazeera  

When boats with refugees are at risk of capsizing in the Mediterranean Sea, the speed of rescue operations is essential. This vacuum has expanded over time: A report published in March 2023 by the Civil Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, a network of non-governmental actors engaging in Search and Rescue activities in the Mediterranean, concluded that “at sea, Maltese authorities regularly …

Charities say new Italian rules will limit rescues at sea
2 years, 2 months ago

Charities say new Italian rules will limit rescues at sea

The Independent  

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EU weighs plans to impose rules on NGO migrant rescue ships
2 years, 4 months ago

EU weighs plans to impose rules on NGO migrant rescue ships

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union interior ministers on Friday weighed proposals to ease tensions between France and Italy over migrants arriving on their shores without authorization, including a possible crackdown on charity-run ships doing search and rescue work in the Mediterranean Sea. The plan calls for the EU to throw its weight behind “discussions in the International Maritime Organization on the …

4 EU members say they can't take so many migrant arrivals
2 years, 4 months ago

4 EU members say they can't take so many migrant arrivals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In their statement Saturday, Italy, Greece, Malta and Cyprus …

Italy allows more migrants off rescue ships, standoff eases
2 years, 4 months ago

Italy allows more migrants off rescue ships, standoff eases

LA Times  

Migrants wait aboard the Norway-flagged Geo Barents rescue ship before Italian authorities allowed them to disembark in the Sicilian port of Catania on Tuesday. The far-right-led Italian government’s weeks-long standoff with aid groups running rescue ships partially eased Tuesday, as officials allowed all remaining migrants on two rescue ships to access port. Doctors Without Borders, which operates the Geo Barents, …

New Italian government closes ports to NGO ships
2 years, 4 months ago

New Italian government closes ports to NGO ships

Associated Press  

MILAN — Italy’s new far-right led government adopted a measure Friday formalizing the closure of its ports to rescue ships run by humanitarian groups as four vessels with more than 1,000 migrants continued to press for a safe port. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi told reporters Italy would allow a German migrant rescue ship to arrive in Sicily to land minors …

New Italian rules could keep humanitarian ships out of port
2 years, 5 months ago

New Italian rules could keep humanitarian ships out of port

The Independent  

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Open Arms boat rescues 265 migrants in Mediterranean
4 years, 2 months ago

Open Arms boat rescues 265 migrants in Mediterranean

Al Jazeera  

The humanitarian ship is seeking a port of safety for migrants its crew rescued from the Mediterranean Sea. The Open Arms charity tweeted that its vessel on Saturday had safely brought on board 96 migrants who had been adrift in a wooden boat with without life vests in international waters. 96 people, located adrift in a precarious wooden boat on …

Italy: 70 migrants on ship awaiting OK to land jump into sea
4 years, 6 months ago

Italy: 70 migrants on ship awaiting OK to land jump into sea

The Independent  

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EU condemns rescue boats picking up drowning refugees in Mediterranean as leaders side with populists
4 years, 10 months ago

EU condemns rescue boats picking up drowning refugees in Mediterranean as leaders side with populists

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A communiqué issued by the European Council warns the …

Migrant ship with 150 on board arrives near Italian island after judge overrules Salvini’s ban
5 years, 7 months ago

Migrant ship with 150 on board arrives near Italian island after judge overrules Salvini’s ban

The Independent  

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Saving migrants from drowning at sea should be a crime, says VVD
5 years, 8 months ago

Saving migrants from drowning at sea should be a crime, says VVD

Dutch News  

Coalition party the VVD has proposed to make it a crime to rescue migrants from drowning at sea, despite international treaties making it an obligation. The issue has become a bone of contention in the Netherlands because of the Dutch-registered vessel Sea Watch 3’s role in rescuing migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from north Africa. However, VVD MP Jeroen …

Saving migrants from drowning at sea should be a crime, says VVD
5 years, 8 months ago

Saving migrants from drowning at sea should be a crime, says VVD

Dutch News  

Coalition party the VVD has proposed to make it a crime to rescue migrants from drowning at sea, despite international treaties making it an obligation. The issue has become a bone of contention in the Netherlands because of the Dutch-registered vessel Sea Watch 3’s role in rescuing migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from north Africa. However, VVD MP Jeroen …

Dutch PM’s party wants imprisonment for aiding migrants at sea
5 years, 8 months ago

Dutch PM’s party wants imprisonment for aiding migrants at sea

NL Times  

Ruling party VVD wants idealists who without permission rescue migrants from rickety boats at sea to be prosecuted for facilitating human trafficking. Prime Minister Mark Rutte's right-wing party wants crew members of boats sailing under the Dutch flag who perform such unauthorized "rescue operations" to face up to four years in prison or a fine of up to 83 thousand …

Sea-Watch 3: Refugee ship captain arrested after defying Matteo Salvini by taking rescued migrants to port
5 years, 8 months ago

Sea-Watch 3: Refugee ship captain arrested after defying Matteo Salvini by taking rescued migrants to port

The Independent  

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Sea-Watch 3: Refugee ship defies Italy's far-right leader Matteo Salvini by taking rescued migrants to port
5 years, 9 months ago

Sea-Watch 3: Refugee ship defies Italy's far-right leader Matteo Salvini by taking rescued migrants to port

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Italy's hard-line anti-migration interior minister Matteo Salvini vowed fines, …

The EU is violating international law since bringing in a tougher stance on migrants
5 years, 9 months ago

The EU is violating international law since bringing in a tougher stance on migrants

Daily Mail  

The European Union is violating international law with its increasingly restrictive stance on migration and should step up sea rescues, a rights watchdog has said. United Nations data shows irregular sea arrivals from the Middle East and North Africa dropped from over 1 million in 2015 to some 141,500 people last year. Migrants float on a dinghy before their rescue …

Dutch ship rescues refugees in Libya; now stuck at sea
6 years, 3 months ago

Dutch ship rescues refugees in Libya; now stuck at sea

NL Times  

A Dutch-flagged ship that rescued 32 migrants from a sinking boat near Libya is still looking for a harbor where the migrants may enter and be processed as possible refugees. The Dutch Justice and Security ministry is trying to help find a port for Sea-Watch 3, part of the German organization Sea-Watch. "We approached the Coast Guard of those countries …

Dutch inspector to visit refugee rescue ship in Malta
6 years, 8 months ago

Dutch inspector to visit refugee rescue ship in Malta

Dutch News  

A Dutch government-appointed inspector will travel to a refugee rescue ship in Malta to check whether it is sticking to its search and rescue limits. But the ship has been grounded since Monday by authorities in Malta, who suspect that it is not sticking to its mandate to save drowning people but is – reports the NOS – operating as …

Dutch inspector to visit refugee rescue ship in Malta
6 years, 8 months ago

Dutch inspector to visit refugee rescue ship in Malta

Dutch News  

A Dutch government-appointed inspector will travel to a refugee rescue ship in Malta to check whether it is sticking to its search and rescue limits. But the ship has been grounded since Monday by authorities in Malta, who suspect that it is not sticking to its mandate to save drowning people but is – reports the NOS – operating as …

Migrant Rescue Boat To Dock In Spain After Being Rejected By Italy And Malta
6 years, 8 months ago

Migrant Rescue Boat To Dock In Spain After Being Rejected By Italy And Malta

NPR  

Migrant Rescue Boat To Dock In Spain After Being Rejected By Italy And Malta Enlarge this image toggle caption Olmo Calvo/AP Olmo Calvo/AP A rescue boat transporting 60 migrants who were rescued in the waters off Libya is on its way to Barcelona Sunday after Italy and Malta both denied port to the vessel Saturday. The boat, known as the …

EU accused of 'wilfully letting refugees drown' as NGOs face having rescues suspended in the Mediterranean
7 years, 7 months ago

EU accused of 'wilfully letting refugees drown' as NGOs face having rescues suspended in the Mediterranean

The Independent  

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EU refugee anti-smuggling mission is driving deaths in the Mediterranean, finds report
7 years, 8 months ago

EU refugee anti-smuggling mission is driving deaths in the Mediterranean, finds report

The Independent  

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Refugee crisis: EU's anti-migrant operation turns into massive rescue mission
8 years, 9 months ago

Refugee crisis: EU's anti-migrant operation turns into massive rescue mission

The Independent  

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