world news Hundreds of rescued migrants taken to Italian port A small number of migrants who were among hundreds rescued in the Mediterranean test positive after tests by Italian authorities. 07/02/2021
Libya Migrant shipwreck off Libyan coast leaves at least 43 dead, says UN The shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea is the first maritime disaster in 2021 involving migrants and refugees seeking better lives in Europe. 21/01/2021
Places How can we stop 200,000 tonnes of plastic polluting the Mediterranean? A new report from IUCN highlights the scale of the plastic problem in the Mediterranean. 30/10/2020
Europe EU neighbourhood 'in flames', says Borrell, calling for unity The bloc's foreign policy chief said ministers will agree on sanctions on Belarus on September 21 while EU leaders will discuss restrictive measures on Turkey on September 24. 13/09/2020
Europe Migrants rescued by Danish tanker 38 days ago transferred to NGO ship The Mediterranea NGO said however that Malta has refused them access to a port to disembark the migrants. 11/09/2020
Greece Southern EU leaders urge Turkey to end 'unilateral' actions Heads of states of France, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Italy, Spain and Portugal warned Turkey that "unless it ends its unilateral activities", the EU would "develop a list of further restrictive measures". 10/09/2020
View It’s time the EU ended the cynical stalling game endangering lives in the Mediterranean ǀ View 07/09/2020
France France: 1,200 firefighters deployed to tackle southeastern wildfire "The fierce struggle will continue throughout the night to bring the population to safety and protect homes," the fire service said on Twitter. 04/08/2020
Italy Migrant rescue ships return to the Mediterranean after lockdown As they return to the seas for the first time since April, rescue ship operators say migrants fleeing Libya's humanitarian crisis are undeterred by Europe's coronavirus outbreak 23/06/2020
View Closing holes in the net: How the EU needs to remove secrecy from European fishing ǀ View 22/04/2020
World Boat carrying 91 migrants goes missing in Mediterranean News of the missing boat comes amid criticism of the European Union's lack of rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea. 20/02/2020
