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Italy lets 10 stranded migrants disembark NGO ship but row deepens

The German maritime rescue NGO rescued the 53 migrants off the coast of Libya on Wednesday but has been unable to disembark them after Italy refused them entry with Salvini ordering law enforcement on Thursday to prevent the boat from entering Italian waters.

Malta

EU Mediterranean states back Cyprus in dispute with Turkey

Earlier this week Cyprus said it had issued arrest warrants for the crew of a Turkish drilling ship which it said had infringed on its territory.

World News

This is how much plastic is thrown into the Mediterranean every second

"The Mediterranean is one of the emblematic places of our heritage and yet it is inexorably submerged under a torrent of plastics," said World Wide Fund for Nature.

Spain

Could this drone help save migrant lives in the Mediterranean?

Spanish engineers are developing a specially-adapted drone that can aid lifesaving migrant search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Greece

Watch: Diving club volunteers saving migrants off Greece

"When we go to help refugees and find dead children, in their eyes we see the souls and eyes of our own children,” said diver Stelios Hatziandreou.

Malta

Rescue ship stuck at sea with 64 migrants gets emergency aid delivery

Sea-Eye's Alan Kurdi ship has been stranded for the past seven days after Malta and Italy refused it entry.

Europe News

Meet the Spanish firefighter facing jail over migrant rescue mission

This is Miguel Roldan. He is a Spanish firefighter who says he helped save thousands of lives from drowning in the Mediterranean. But Italy is accusing him of aiding illegal immigration and working with human traffickers. He faces up to 20 years in prison if he is convicted.

Italy

Rescue ship with 64 migrants onboard denied entry

The ship is currently near the Italian island of Lampedusa but Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said it should "go to Hamburg" as it is German-registered.

Libya

Euroviews. The EU must unite to save lives in the Mediterranean and stabilise Libya ǀ View

The EU must look at Libya beyond the lens of curbing migration. This approach has exacerbated conflict in the country and fuelled violence and human rights abuses.

Italy

'The ports remain closed,' Italy's Salvini warns migrant rescue NGO

Matteo Salvini has reiterated Italy's ports are closed to migrant rescue boats after an NGO ship asked to dock.

Spain

Firefighter’s ‘vortex of worry’ over human trafficking probe

Spanish firefighter Miguel Roldán was told by an Italian court he was being investigated for human trafficking after he took part in mission to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean.

World News

Fewer migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean in 2018: UNHCR report

The UNHCR has warned of a likely rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of the European Parliament elections in May even though the number of migrant arrivals in Europe fell last year, to a four-year low.

World News

Euroviews. The EU’s policies in the central Mediterranean are all at sea | View

Keen to block migration, European governments invented a work-around to circumvent their legal obligations: they gave the Libyan Coast Guard support to intercept people at sea and return them to Libya.

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European Parliament plan ‘leaves Mediterranean fishing on the line’

“With the plan as it stands now, there will be less Mediterranean fish on the tables in France, Italy and Spain", said Oceana Europe Executive Director Lasse Gustavsson.

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Euroviews. Criminalising sea rescues will not stop us saving lives | View

Premeditated legal charges, smears and accusations may have forced Médecins Sans Frontières and SOS MEDITERRANEE to cease their search and rescue operations, but they will not stop NGOs trying to save lives in the Mediterranean.

World News

NGO ship with more than 300 migrants on board stranded on high seas

Ship that has been refused docking permission in Italy and Malta is low on supplies and heading for Spain.

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Sailors spot dolphins feeding on bio-luminescent plankton in the Med

A pod of dolphins were filmed by sailors in the Mediterranean Sea at night as they fed on bioluminescent plankton

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Aquarius migrant ship 'forced' to end rescue operations

The Doctors Without Borders and SOS Méditerranée ship has said it has terminated its search and rescue operations due to pressure from European countries.

World News

Migrants stuck at sea for 10 days disembark in Malta

The 12 migrants were rescued in international waters off the coast of Libya by a small Spanish fishing boat.

Spain

Migrant rescue ship stranded in Spain, awaits signature to set sail

A Spanish migrant rescue ship has been docked for over two months, waiting for authorities to grant it the last signature it needs to take to the Mediterranean Sea.