The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy migrant levels down 34 percent in 2017: Frontex The number of migrants who arrived in Italy in 2017 was 34 percent down on 2016, according to figures published on Friday by the EU border agency, Frontex. https://www.thelocal.it/20180105/italy-migrant-levels-down-34-percent-in-2017-frontex Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:39:09 +0100 italy-migrant-levels-down-34-percent-in-2017-frontex Deaths and rescues continue in the Med as rescuers fight accusations of trafficking links Rescuers in the Mediterranean raced Friday to the aid of more than 20 migrant dinghies in distress as the debate in Italy over privately-funded aid ships intensified and the death toll at sea ticked steadily upwards. https://www.thelocal.it/20170505/deaths-and-rescues-continue-in-the-med-as-rescuers-fight-accusations-of-trafficking-links Fri, 05 May 2017 17:58:45 +0200 deaths-and-rescues-continue-in-the-med-as-rescuers-fight-accusations-of-trafficking-links The changing face of the Mediterranean migrant crisis From waves of dinghies setting off from Libya to the appearance of privately-funded rescue ships, the face of the migration crisis in the Mediterranean has changed greatly over the past few years. https://www.thelocal.it/20170505/the-changing-face-of-the-mediterranean-migrant-crisis Fri, 05 May 2017 16:44:48 +0200 the-changing-face-of-the-mediterranean-migrant-crisis Migrant rescue boats are colluding with people traffickers, Italy prosecutor claims Charity boats rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean are colluding with traffickers in Libya, an Italian prosecutor was quoted as saying on Sunday, stirring up a simmering row over aid groups' role in Europe's migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20170424/italy-prosecutor-labels-charity-rescue-boats-smugglers-taxis Mon, 24 Apr 2017 10:48:27 +0200 italy-prosecutor-labels-charity-rescue-boats-smugglers-taxis Frenzied rescues in Med save over 2,000 migrants Rescue vessels in the Mediterranean worked flat out on Friday to rescue over 2,000 people from flimsy dinghies as exhausted saviours accused the EU of turning a blind eye to the crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20170415/frenzied-rescues-in-med-save-over-2000-migrants Sat, 15 Apr 2017 12:03:13 +0200 frenzied-rescues-in-med-save-over-2000-migrants Refugee rescue group accuses EU border agency of plotting against them A Spanish group which has been rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean since 2016 accused the EU's border control agency Frontex on Wednesday of plotting to discredit private aid organisations in order to put off donors. https://www.thelocal.it/20170413/migrant-rescuers-accuse-eu-border-agency-of-conspiracy Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:07:41 +0200 migrant-rescuers-accuse-eu-border-agency-of-conspiracy Italian investigators probe private migrant aid boats off Libya The fleet of privately-run aid vessels rescuing migrants off the Libyan coast and bringing them to Italy is "of interest" to Italian investigators, a Sicilian prosecutor told AFP on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170217/italy-probes-private-migrant-aid-vessels-off-libya Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:09:06 +0100 italy-probes-private-migrant-aid-vessels-off-libya EU calls on member states to provide coastguard officers The EU border control agency Frontex on Wednesday called on states to provide officers for a European coastguard, due to be launched next year to help cope with the upsurge in migrants trying to reach Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20161201/eu-calls-on-member-states-to-provide-coastguard-officers Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:00:56 +0100 eu-calls-on-member-states-to-provide-coastguard-officers Europe's border force agency steps up effort to repatriate migrants Frontex is stepping up efforts to help EU countries repatriate migrants who have their asylum claims rejected, the director of Europe's border force agency said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161026/europes-border-force-agency-steps-up-effort-to-repatriate-migrants Wed, 26 Oct 2016 19:42:37 +0200 europes-border-force-agency-steps-up-effort-to-repatriate-migrants Frontex opens Sicily hub to tackle migrant crisis EU border agency Frontex on Wednesday launched its first so-called "hotspot" in Sicily designed to bring together European and international actors to help Italy tackle the Mediterranean migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150618/frontex-launches-sicily-hub-to-tackle-migrant-crisis Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:15:12 +0200 frontex-launches-sicily-hub-to-tackle-migrant-crisis EU expands Triton mission to help Italy The EU on Tuesday said it will expand its sea rescue mission, Triton, in a direct move to help Italian authorities cope with the number of boat migrants crossing the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.it/20150527/eu-expands-triton-mission-to-help-italy Wed, 27 May 2015 12:04:47 +0200 eu-expands-triton-mission-to-help-italy A million people could flee Libya: Frontex chief The head of the EU's borders agency fears as many as a million migrants could try to reach Europe this year from Libya alone. https://www.thelocal.it/20150306/a-million-people-could-flee-libya-eu Fri, 06 Mar 2015 18:29:03 +0100 a-million-people-could-flee-libya-eu UN fears for migrants as Italy ends rescue mission UPDATED: Italy on Friday confirmed the end of its search and rescue operation "Mare Nostrum", which has saved the lives of tens of thousands of boat migrants in the Mediterranean. https://www.thelocal.it/20141031/italy-confirms-end-of-boat-migrant-rescue-operation Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:18:00 +0100 italy-confirms-end-of-boat-migrant-rescue-operation