
Migrant NGO Ship Ocean Viking Seized in Italy
The Italian authorities cite safety concerns for the “indefinite” detention, but the SOS Méditerranée believes it was a politically motivated move to hinder their operations.

The Italian authorities cite safety concerns for the “indefinite” detention, but the SOS Méditerranée believes it was a politically motivated move to hinder their operations.

Socialists and liberals would like to force Italy and Greece to keep their ports open for migrant rescue NGOs, which are frequently accused by conservatives of colluding with traffickers to bring migrants into Europe.

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.

Giorgia Meloni met with Tunisia’s president and prime minister as illegal immigration from North Africa continues to surge.

Illegal crossings of the Mediterranean intensify, with human traffickers mainly departing from Morocco and Algeria.

What is going on in the Mediterranean must be viewed through a much broader lens. Around the world, from southern Africa to South America, China is gaining control of an increasing number of ports.

So far this year, 10,000 illegal migrants have been brought to Europe by the fleet of NGO ships currently operating in the Mediterranean.

Over roughly the past week, 15 boats carrying 173 illegal migrants have made it to Spain’s Mediterranean islands, a 90% increase compared to 2020.