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Meloni with reporters in Abu Dhabi. Government did not hamper rescue of migrants.

Meloni dismisses idea government hampered rescue of migrants

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni dismissed speculation her government hampered rescue operations to save victims of the migrant shipwreck last weekend.

More than 40 dead in migrant shipwreck

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

More than 40 people, including a baby, have died in a migrant shipwreck off the Calabrian coast. Dozens survived after the boat broke up in rough seas.

Ancona, the most recent port of landing given to NGO ships

Italy’s Interior Minister plays down NGO complaints

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said NGOs being assigned Ancona as their port of landing were used to covering “prohibitive” distances. He stressed Sicily and Calabria could not become Europe’s migrant camp.

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MSF rescue 85 migrants at sea under new NGO code of conduct

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) rescued a total of 85 migrants from two capsized or struggling boats off Libya on Sunday night and Monday morning. The rescues were at the request of the Italian National Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre under the new NGO code of conduct.

Sea Watch 3 charity vessel rescues migrant arrivals at sea 24 December. The ECHr has determined Italy was not responsible for Libyan coastguard action during 2017 migrant resuce, when SeaWatch rescued some, adn the Libyan coastguard others

New rescue decree increases risk of deaths say NGOs

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Wednesday (December 28), Italy’s government approved a cabinet decree which imposes tougher rules on charity ships that rescue migrants at sea. The new rescue decree will make it harder for such ships to rescue as many migrants as possible – with severe penalties in cases of non-compliance.

Church in Portacomaro which the Pope visited. Incola, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Pope visits family hometown and celebrates cousin’s 90th birthday

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Pope Francis returned to his father’s birthplace in northern Italy on Saturday for the first time since ascending the papacy. He also celebrated the 90th birthday of a second cousin.

France and Italy meet over migrant issue

Italy and France try to patch things up over migrant issue

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

There were positive tones from French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna following the recent tension over migrants, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said. The two met at an EU foreign affairs council in Brussels on Monday to discuss the migrant issue.