An Italian navy ship ‘Cigala Fulgosi‘ docked in Genoa transporting to Italy 100 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea next to Libyan coast, where the number of migrant crossings has grown in recent weeks due to summer weather conditions. After many hours of navigation, the @italiannavy ship "Cigala Fulgosi" just arrived in #Genova with on board the…
Category: Immigration
Migrant boats increase at UK coast
The coastguard reported the 13 migrant boats found along the southeast coast of the UK on June 1. A senior British minister Sajid Javid said the situation was “alarming” amid concerns that warming weather could fuel more crossings. (Imge above: Dover) Channel #migrants: 'Record number' of boats cross Channel. Still our government does nothing 🤬👎🏿🚫…
UN criticizes Salvini opposition to illegal migration
The United Nations confirmed their human rights experts have reiterated criticism expressed in a letter sent to Italy over the government’s proposal for a new decree on security. #Italy: UN experts condemn a draft law by interior minister, Matteo Salvini, to fine those who rescue migrants and refugees at sea. They urge the Government to…
Italy accepts imposed by Sea-Watch migrants
Italian Minister of Interior Matteo Salvini said that children and those with malaise on Sea-Watch vessel were permitted to enter Italy, “but the absolute ban remains on the Sea Watch 3 against entering our territorial waters.” Italy has allowed migrant families rescued at sea by the NGO group Sea-Watch, transporting illegal migrants from Libyan coasts to Europe, to…
Migrant vessel captain escapes imprisonment
The captain of a illegal migrants rescue ship received fine of €10,000 by a Maltese court, after being found guilty of intruding into national waters almost one year ago without respecting procedures for crossing state borders. In issuing the fine, the court recommended that the funds be used for charitable migrants causes. “The court is…
Liguria stops hotel funding for migrants
The Italian region Liguria decision, backed by the centre right and opposed by the centre left, the 5-Star Movement and left-wing parties, excludes hotels and hostels that hosted migrants under the SPRAR system from getting funding for tourist revamps. LIGURIA, STOP CONTRIBUTI AGLI HOTEL CHE OSPITANO MIGRANTI https://t.co/lZEHIzbdKu — Lega – Salvini Premier (@LegaSalvini) May…
MEPs endorse stronger corps of border guards
Members of European Parliament have approved the proposal to assign to the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency a standing corps of 10,000 border guards by 2027 to strengthen the security in Mediterranean. 10,000 EU border guards by 2027. Parliament has approved new measures to keep Europe's external borders secure. Watch our video to learn…
NGOs attack Castaner over collusion with smugglers
“My comment on the role of NGOs is unambiguous. […] I have never questioned the sincerity of NGOs”, said French Minister of Interior Christophe Castaner in a video posted on his Twitter micro blog, while ensuring that his statements, concerning NGOs were based on “facts“. “It is documented that in some cases there have been de facto interactions…
Greece faces migrant unrest at borders
Greece urged crowds of illegal migrants who have gathered in the fields along the country’s northern border to return to their initial settlements, otherwise they could face sanctions. (Photo above: illustration). 500 Migrants gathering in northern Greece for Balkan crossing – Migrants are gathering near Thessaloniki, planning a long trek through the Balkans to seek asylum…
Russians dream to immigrate
Russian Federation is dangerously close to a large-scale demographic crisis, with its population declining for the first time in a decade in 2018, one in five Russians (20%) now say that they would like to leave Russia if they could, according to Gallup research. One in five Russians now say that they would like to…