Tag: EUNAVFOR MED

  • Rescue ops off Libya

    Three babies were among those taken to safety, according to Sky’s Mark Stone, who was on board one of the rescue vessels. Seven Migrants Dead As ‘Jam-Packed’ Boat Sinks Off […]

  • EUNAVFOR to train Libyans

    Agreement reached on training. Operation SOPHIA: signed the agreement on Libyan Coast Guard and Navy Training “The Memorandum Of Understanding signed today, is another key step towards the beginning of […]

  • EUNAVFOR, the Med and migrants

    Tim Compston, Features Editor at Security News Desk, looks at European Union naval operations tackling people smuggling in the central Mediterranean – one year on – in the wake of […]

  • EUNAVFOR MED Holds SHADE – MED

    Migrants under the spotlight. Shared Awareness and De-Confliction in the Mediterranean – SHADE-MED Meeting 12/13 May SHARED Awareness and De-confliction in the Mediterranean (SHADE MED) is a forum where representatives from […]

  • Migrants look to Italy

    Trafficking gangs are arranging a new way to ship migrants from Turkey to the EU by sailing to Italy, a leading German newspaper reports. Report: Smugglers prepare new human trafficking […]

  • Migrants, the Med and Merchants

    Suggestion fails to take into account military aims. Unemployed Seafarers on Passenger Vessels Could Rescue Migrants by Captain John Dalby Whilst acknowledging, indeed applauding, the great work being undertaken by […]

  • EUNAVFOR Med ‘needs Libya access’

    No arrests or seizures so far. EU anti-migrant smuggler operation ‘needs Libya access’ By AFP Europe’s military operation to seize and destroy boats used by migrant smugglers in the Mediterranean […]

  • EU to begin seizing smugglers’ boats

    EUNAVFOR Med gets underway. Migrant crisis: EU to begin seizing smugglers’ boats The EU is beginning a new operation in the southern Mediterranean to intercept boats smuggling migrants. Under Operation […]

  • EU to arrest people traffickers

    EUNAVFOR Med gets the green light. EU to arrest people traffickers on high seas An EU operation against migrant traffickers in the Mediterranean which will allow for arrests in international […]

  • Libya: No EU warships unless we control them

    Government wants to control operation. EU Military in Our Waters Only if We’re in Control – Libya PM by Mark Micallef Libyans would only accept an EU military operation to target […]