Diciotti Italian coast guard vessel arrived in the Sicilian port of Catania with 932 migrants and two bodies on board. Another rescue ship is waiting off the coast of Libya for instructions on where it should go transport migrants. The Diciotti was part of seven operations organised by the European Union to pick up migrants…
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MSF vows to continue transporting migrants to Europe
At arrival to port of Valencia (Spain) Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doctors without Borders) running the Mediterranean rescue operation on vessel #Aquarius gave press-conference, criticising the EU governments, and vowing to ignore the laws and continue to transport migrants from African coast to Europe. “The MSF team is determined to continue saving lives, and resist the intimidation…
#Aquarius: Spain accepts vessel with illegal migrants
Today the European Commission attempted to reduce the tensions around the notorious illegal migrants transport vessel #Aquarius repelled by Italian authorities, to a bilateral issue between Rome and Valletta. Spanish new Prime minister Pedro Sanchez stretched his had to Brussels, saving the EU image, while the solidarity between the member-states on illegal migrants issue is crumbling….
‘Aquarius’ continues to rescue migrants in Libyan waters
According to the information released by #Aquarius vessel crew they rescued 73 men, women and children from a rubber boat in international waters off of #Libya. Everyone is safely onboard, the vessel continues partoling. Image: illustration. BREAKING: This morning the #Aquarius has rescued 73 men, women and children from a rubber boat in distress in international…
Syria denies use of chemical weapons
“We will facilitate the arrival of the team to anywhere they want, in Douma, to check whether or not there was any use of chemical weapons,” Syria’s Ambassador to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari told reporters, while discussing the mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which is on its way to Syria….
Mogherini convinced in “benefits” of migration
“…I regret that one of our Member States has recently presented a position that is not in line with the position of the 27 other Member States” – EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini said during her presentation of Global Compact for Refugees to MEPs. “Here our common work, and your contribution as Parliament will be essential:…
African migrants lifted to Europe by air
First time Italy has airlifted migrants from Libya to Rome, while the interior minister pledged to bring another 10,000 by plane next year to save them from people traffickers. Italy has airlifted migrants from Libya to Rome for the first time to save them from people traffickers https://t.co/38Qhx8i4w3 — The Times and The Sunday Times…
Rex Tillerson to visit NATO HQ in Brussels
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Brussels (Belgium) Vienna (Austria), and Paris (France) on December 4-8. On December 4, he will arrive in Brussels, where he will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and attend the December 5-6 NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting. While in Brussels, he will also meet with senior…
Hundreds of migrants rescued in Libya waters
Aquarius, the vessel of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), saved 421 migrants, mostly from Eritrea. There is no further information in what European port they will bring the migrants. #Aquarius now has 421 people on board from today's rescue, with over 40% females. There are 60 unaccompanied minors & 26 kids under 13-years-old – the youngest just 3-days-old….
Tusk soliciting €100 million for Africa
At the EU Summit #EUCO president Donald Tusk confirmed that the bloc is ready to offer assistance to Italy in resolving the Mediterranean migrant crisis. 🆘‼️😯🔥 #Italy: Italian Citizens protest in #Rome against "Citizenship for Children of Migrants". pic.twitter.com/QKgDttj6E0 — Onlinemagazin Ⓥ (@OnlineMagazin) October 16, 2017 “We have spoken about how to help Italy manage…
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