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Greek PM says not fair to manage EU migration problem alone

A undated handout photo provided by the Hellenic Coast Guard shows migrants onboard a boat during a rescue operation, before their boat capsized on the open sea, off Greece, June 14, 2023. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS

Athens, GreeceReuters Greece should not be burdened with the task of managing migration for the European Union, or be accused of not saving people at sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, a month after a deadly shipwreck. The Greek coast guard rescued 104 people but hundreds of migrants drowned after an overloaded boat […]

Families of missing in Greece migrant boat disaster plead for recovery of bodies

Adil Hussain, 44, from Pakistan, whose brother Matloob, 43, went missing after a deadly migrant shipwreck off the coast of Greece last month, cries during an interview with Reuters in Athens, Greece, on 4th July, 2023.

Athens, GreeceReuters Since Matloob Hussain from Pakistan went missing during a deadly shipwreck off Greece last month, his brother Adil has left the door of his Athens home open in the hope he appears. It will stay open until his body is found. Matloob, 43, is among hundreds of migrants from Pakistan, Syria and Egypt […]

More than 30 feared dead as dinghy bound for Spain’s Canary Islands sinks

Dozens of wooden boats used by migrants to reach the Canary Islands are seen at the Port of Arinaga, in the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, on 7th June, 2022.

Madrid, Spain Reuters More than 30 migrants were feared dead after a dinghy headed for Spain’s Canary Islands sank on Wednesday, two migration-focused organisations said, as they criticised Spain and Morocco for not intervening earlier to rescue the vessel’s passengers. The groups, Walking Borders and Alarm Phone, said the dinghy was originally carrying around 60 […]

Greek migrant tragedy death toll rises, suspects detained

Syrian survivor Mohammad, 18, who was rescued with other refugees and migrants at open sea off Greece after their boat capsized, reunites with his brother Fadi, inside a reception and identification camp in Malakasa, Greece, on 18th June, 2023.

Malakasa, Greece Reuters The suspected smugglers of scores of migrants who drowned in a Mediterranean Sea shipwreck last week are expected to face manslaughter charges in a Greek court this week, while Pakistan detained a dozen suspects over the disaster. Greece recovered three more bodies on Monday, bringing the confirmed toll to 81, after a […]

Europe could see record numbers trying to reach its borders this year, agency says

Tunisian coast guards try to stop migrants at sea during their attempt to cross to Italy, off the coast off Sfax, Tunisia, on 27th April, 2023.

Warsaw, PolandReuters The European Union could see another record number of people seeking to reach its borders this year via irregular crossings, with more migrants driven by poverty and climate change rather than conflict, the EU’s Frontex border agency said on Friday. Frontex reported some 330,000 unauthorised arrivals via all routes last year, the highest […]

Tunisia finds 70 drowned migrants, morgues running out of space

Tunis, Tunisia Reuters Coastguards have pulled the bodies of at least 70 drowned migrants from waters off Tunisia, where morgues are running out of space and authorities are struggling to contain a surge in crossings, officials said on Monday. Another two boats sank on Monday near the coastal city of Sfax, Faouzi Masmoudi, a judicial […]

EU lawmakers demand obligatory hosting of migrants under looming overhaul

Rescued migrants look out to sea on the Geo Barents rescue ship, operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres, as the ship makes its way to the Italian port of Bari, in the central Mediterranean Sea on 25th March, 2023.

Brussels, BelgiumReuters European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to require member countries to host some of the refugees and migrants coming to the bloc at times of high arrivals, part of a fiercely contested reform due ahead of a 2024 pan-European election. Rescued migrants look out to sea on the Geo Barents rescue ship, operated […]

UN migration agency sounds alarm over sea deaths as EU arrivals rise

Migrants wait to disembark the Geo Barents rescue ship, operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres, in Bari, Italy, on 26th March, 2023.

Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Three times as many people sought to reach the European Union across the Mediterranean in the first three months of 2023 compared to a year before, the bloc’s border agency said, as the UN migration arm decried the deadliest first quarter since 2017. Overall, the EU agency Frontex reported 54,000 irregular crossings into […]

Italy adopts state of emergency over migrants

Migrants react as they wait to disembark the Geo Barents rescue ship, operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres, in Bari, Italy, on 26th March, 2023.

Rome, Italy Reuters Italy’s cabinet on Tuesday announced a state of emergency on immigration following a “sharp rise” in flows across the Mediterranean, a statement said, in a move aimed at better management of migrant arrivals and repatriation facilities. The state of emergency will be backed by initial funding of €5 million, the ministry for […]

Italy’s coastguard works to rescue 1,200 migrants drifting at sea

The boat in distress with about 400 people on board is pictured in Central Mediterranean Sea in this handout obtained by Reuters on 10th April, 2023.

Milan, Italy Reuters The Italian coastguard is carrying out operations to rescue two boats carrying a total of 1,200 people, it said on Monday, after a surge in the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa over the weekend. One of the boats, which is carrying 400 people and is in the Ionian […]

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