Tag: migrants
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Frontex and EUNAVFOR Sign Maritime Security Cooperation Agreement
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI have agreed to expand their cooperation to address challenges and threats to EU security in the Central […]
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Dozens of migrants rescued in Channel at weekend
By Emma Wallis The French coast guard rescued 64 migrants in the Channel at the weekend who were attempting to cross the stretch of water towards the UK. The migrants, […]
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EU aids Libya CG
EU repairs 2 Libyan vessels for reinforcing maritime border security The delegation of the European Union (EU) to Libya on Thursday said that the EU has repaired two Libyan vessels […]
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Frontex gets airborne
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) is planning to launch another project that would help the agency in its mission to better protect the borders of the external […]
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Greece Hardening Stance Against Asylum Seekers; Increases Patrolling Forces
November 22: Greece said on Friday it was deploying more border guards to “shut the door” to migrants not entitled to stay, the latest sign of a hardening stance against […]
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Aid Group: Libyan Gunmen Threaten Migrants, Rescuers Off Libyan Coast
October 26: A humanitarian aid group said gunmen on Libyan-flagged speedboats threatened the crew of its rescue ship ALAN KURDI and the migrants it was rescuing Saturday, firing shots into […]
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39 People Found Dead in Refrigerated Truck That Came From Zeebrugge, Belgium Through Purfleet port in England
UPDATE October 28: The below article previously reported that the 39 people found dead were Chinese nationals. Police have now stated that they are still working on confirming identities, and […]
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Standoff Ends As Italian Police Arrest Migrant-Rescue Ship Captain
June 29: The Sea-Watch 3 charity ship carrying dozens of migrants rescued off Libya forced its way into the Italian port of Lampedusa on Friday night after a lengthy standoff, […]
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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 18,364 in 2019; Deaths Reach 508
May 17: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 18,364 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 15 May, approximately a 30 per cent decrease from the […]
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Spain Allows NGOs to Sail With Aid Supplies for Migrants
April 17: Spain has reluctantly allowed humanitarian aid vessels to depart for the Greek islands where they want to deliver aid supplies to migrant camps, Spanish aid groups said Wednesday. […]