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UK: Migrant Barge Evacuated After Discovery of Legionella Bacteria

Tristan Vanheuckelom August 16, 2023

While results of further tests are expected, British PM Rishi Sunak reaffirmed his commitment to keep using the barge—now empty, but able to house up to 500 migrant men aged 18-65.

Migrants Refuse Barge Housing Blaming Fear of Water

Michael Curzon August 8, 2023

50 migrants were expected to board the Bibby Stockholm barge as part of a new migration plan, but last-minute legal challenges have resulted in just 15 individuals making the journey.

UK Tories Introduce New Initiatives on Illegal Migration

Michael Curzon August 6, 2023

Ministers will be working more closely with social media companies to take down posts advertising illegal Channel crossings.

Tunisian Fishermen-Turned-Pirates Arrested for Preying on Boat Migrants

Robert Semonsen August 3, 2023

Authorities say that increasingly, crews of Tunisian fishing boats are leaving behind the profession and are dedicating themselves to “the more lucrative activity of pirates,” plundering small iron boats that ferry migrants from Tunisia to Sicily.

“Integration of new arrivals of this magnitude will be even more difficult”: An Interview with Alp Mehmet

Zoltán Kottász July 23, 2023

“The rigour with which the Illegal Migration Bill is implemented will determine the extent to which it deters migrants from making the perilous journey.”

Greece Migrant Boat Tragedy: New Revelations

Tristan Vanheuckelom July 16, 2023

An internal document reveals the EU and Athens knew about two children having died aboard the doomed vessel 15 hours before it capsized and sank, claiming the lives of approximately 600.

MEPs Blame Greece for the Ionian Migrant Shipwreck

Tamás Orbán July 7, 2023

Leftist members accused the Hellenic Coast Guard of destroying evidence and falsifying data, demanding an independent investigation into the incident, while also blaming the Commission for every crime committed against migrants in Libya.

Smugglers Lead Over 50 to Their Deaths off Spanish Canary Islands

Chris Tomlinson July 5, 2023

At least 51 people are reportedly dead off the Spanish Canary Islands as smugglers’ greed kills yet again. The Canary Islands have seen a surge in migrant activity in June, with an estimated 89 people dead in total in just 15 days.

UK ‘Rwanda Plan’ for Illegal Migrants in Tatters

Michael Curzon June 30, 2023

The plan has been a disaster from the start and has been criticised for missing the fundamental point that illegal crossings will only stop if the border is controlled, not merely through minor deportations.

Frontex Considers Suspension of Greek Operations

Tristan Vanheuckelom June 26, 2023

According to Le Monde’s sources, the EU’s Border and Coast Guard Agency
found Greece had failed to protect fundamental rights.

Tag: boat migrants

UK: Migrant Barge Evacuated After Discovery of Legionella Bacteria

Migrants Refuse Barge Housing Blaming Fear of Water

Tunisian Fishermen-Turned-Pirates Arrested for Preying on Boat Migrants

“Integration of new arrivals of this magnitude will be even more difficult”: An Interview with Alp Mehmet

Greece Migrant Boat Tragedy: New Revelations

MEPs Blame Greece for the Ionian Migrant Shipwreck

Smugglers Lead Over 50 to Their Deaths off Spanish Canary Islands

UK ‘Rwanda Plan’ for Illegal Migrants in Tatters

Frontex Considers Suspension of Greek Operations

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