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Van Carrying 17 Illegal Migrants Crashes, Killing 10

5 Giugno 2017
A van carrying 17 undocumented illegal migrants crashed on the Trakia Motorway at 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said in a press release. Ten persons (the driver and nine passengers) were killed in the accident, and eight were injured. The driver was identified as a 16-year-old Bulgarian national with a criminal record. He did not a driving

Migrants: phase 2 of EUNAVFOR MED is started

24 Ottobre 2015
The second phase of EUNAVFOR MED, “Sofia”, started in October. It takes name from a Somali child born during a critic journey in the Mediterranean and rescued by a German ship last August. [subscriptionform] [level-european-affairs] The project aims to stop the trafficking of human beings intercepting smugglers in the sea.

Eu, immigration: mirage of a common plan

15 Settembre 2015
After the building of the wall on the border with Serbia, the new law on illegal immigration has kicked off in Hungary. EU States have rejected Juncker’s plan on redistribution. Germany is the first European country for asylum seekers in 2015: more efficient identification centers in Italy, Greece and Hungary

Refugee crisis: Msf activity in Greece

11 Settembre 2015
Greece has become the main European route for migrants, especially for Syrian and Iraqi refugees. In the last two months, they has taken advantage of Turkish borders pass. Aegean Islands is the first step to reach Eu, passing along Balkan route: 244 855 people have transited from Turkey to Greece

Libya: action plan is ready

The governments of Italy, Germany, Britain, France, Spain and the United States have appealed against Isis attacks in Sirte. Waiting for Tripoli choice, new action plan, led by Italy and under the aegis of Un aegis, has come to light: infrastructure protection and building, UN peacekeepers, training of army. [subscriptionform] [level-european-affairs]

Eu, migrants: deal to 32,000 of the arrivals

21 Luglio 2015
Backwars step about migrants’ redistribution. Yesterday, Eu’s 28 member decided to reshuffle about 32,000 people instead 40,000 (arrived in Italy and Greece in 2015), like set last 26 June by the European Commission. To these, over 20,000 refugees, Syrians and Eritreans, will be received. [subscriptionform] [level-european-affairs] The tough negotiation between

Immigration: 150,000 arrivals in 2015

13 Luglio 2015
Italy has received 7,000 migrants more than 2014. Greece 76,000. Despite Frontex operation, number of deaths in the Mediterranean has risen to 1,900. The Iom report helps us to understand this crisis. [subscriptionform] [level-european-affairs] More than 700 immigrants landed on the Sicily shores weekend are just the latest wake-up call
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