
Europol Investigates NGO Over People Smuggling Links
Frontex refused to state which NGOs specifically had their details passed onto Europol, but did not rule out the possibility of the information being used in future prosecutions.

Frontex refused to state which NGOs specifically had their details passed onto Europol, but did not rule out the possibility of the information being used in future prosecutions.

The migrants had left from the eastern coast of Libya, near Benghazi, on April 1st. They spent four days at sea, the last two without food or water.

UNICEF is among the NGOs attempting to block the disclosure of files relating to the exploitation of women and children in the Congo amid reports that aid workers impregnated 26 women.

The IHH is banned in multiple EU countries for terror ties and is acknowledged by experts as a Turkish government proxy used to provide logistical support for Islamists.

“I believe that in Europe the same rights and duties of everyone must apply, I believe that the solution that can make everyone agree is to stop departures and defend the European borders,” Meloni said.

Italy calls for better cooperation between NGO ships, the countries whose flags they fly and the countries where the ‘Search and Rescue’ (SAR) procedure comes into effect.

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

NGO ships, referred to by some as “migrant taxis,” have brought 10,000 foreign nationals, most of whom originated in North Africa, to European soil this year, with the vast majority landing in Italy.

The tug-of-war over the Ocean Viking proves that the French government is at loggerheads with the new Italian government and that the atmosphere is not one of courteous discussion or compromise.

Inevitably, the high court’s ruling will have a disproportionately negative impact on the EU’s Mediterranean countries—the states most vulnerable to illegal mass migration: Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta.