Tag: migrants

  • NATO joins Med migrant hunt

    Another military operation for the Med. Nato to join EU warships in Libya migrant operation By ANDREW RETTMAN Nato warships and, potentially, drones are to help the EU control migrant […]

  • EU Coast Guard approved

    New force to help assist in migrant crisis. EU coast guard and border force approved by parliament The European Parliament has approved a proposal to set up a new border […]

  • Italy swoops on smugglers

    Traffickers captured by Italians. Italy arrests 38 suspected migrant smugglers who ‘sold organs’ for $15,000 At least 38 suspected migrant smugglers have been arrested in Italy who are thought to […]

  • New OPV for Malta

    New toy for the navy. Malta to receive new offshore patrol vessel A funding from the European Union will allow Malta to acquire a new €34 million offshore patrol vessel. Another €7.5 […]

  • UN, EU agree Med arms patrols

    Patrols will now look for guns as well as people smugglers. U.N. approves high seas crackdown on Libya arms smuggling BY MICHELLE NICHOLS The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday […]

  • People smuggler wrong man

    Suspect extradited for people smuggling ‘is wrong man’ Friends of a man extradited to Italy on Tuesday on people smuggling charges say police have the wrong man. Prosecutors believe Mered […]

  • Smuggling kingpin nabbed

    Medhanie to face Italian courts. People-smuggling ‘kingpin’ Mered Medhanie extradited to Italy An Eritrean man believed to be at the heart of the operation to smuggle migrants from Africa to […]

  • Migrants Rescued off Crete

    Calmer seas means more migrants. Migrant crisis: Rescue under way from capsized boat off Crete About 250 people have been rescued from a migrant boat that has capsized in the […]

  • UK coastal security concerns

    UK border concerns mount. Sea forces farce: Police searching for people smugglers in the Channel sold a £350,000 specialist boat for just £80,000 two years ago By JAMES DUNN FOR […]

  • Royal Navy head to Libya

    More naval support from UK. UK set to send Royal Navy warship to Libya The UK is set to send a Royal Navy warship to the Mediterranean to help tackle […]