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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.

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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.

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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.

Spain

At least 17 migrants die trying to reach Spain from north Africa

Rescue workers are searching for survivors after at least 17 migrants died trying to reach Spain from north Africa.

France

'Saving lives is not a crime'—Javier Bardem on Mediterranean migration

Actor Javier Bardem had a strong message for Europe — stop persecuting NGOs that are trying to save Migrants on the Mediterranean.

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Mediterranean flash floods leave trail of death and devastation

More bodies have been found after torrential rain and flash floods brought havoc to the south of France and the islands of Mallorca and Sardinia.

France

First attempts to free two ships that collided near Corsica fail

The collision resulted in a fuel spill that spread across 25 km in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Debate over wiggle room of NGOs helping migrants

Without humanitarian assistance by NGOs, the refugee crisis "would have been hell"

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UNHCR calls for better search and rescue operations in Mediterranean

European governments must review their search and rescue capacities in the Mediterranean Sea according to the UN Refugee Agency in Geneva. "The fear is if there is no search and rescue in the Mediterranean, more lives will be lost,” says UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch.

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Scientists urge EU to end Mediterranean ‘overfishing crisis'

Experts said EU leaders need to act to prevent the collapse of the region's fish stocks.

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In pictures: Eerie spiderweb covers entire shoreline in Greece

A huge spiderweb is covering 300 metres of vegetation in Aetoliko, Greece

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Euroviews. About the Mediterranean, start with saving lives | View

European leaders should not allow their vision of a humane asylum policy to be held hostage by fear.

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Migrant boat 'spends hours in distress off Libyan coast'

German NGO Sea Watch described the lack of action as "a clear case of non-assistance".

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Euroviews. Migrant rescuers at sea are saving EU's dignity | View

A documentary producer speaks to Euronews about his experience accompanying the Italian Coast Guard, NGOs and Italian Red Cross for two months as they conducted rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

Spain

Spain takes in 40 percent of Mediterranean migrants in 2018 – UN

The UN’s Migration Agency confirms that Spain is now the preferred destination for migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean – but overall arrivals into Europe are well below 2017 and 2016 figures.