One Year after: Statement of Carola Rackete One year ago captain Carola Rackete steered the Sea-Watch 3 without authorisation into the port of Lampedusa. Before, her crew rescued 53 people out of maritime distress. Then Italian Minister of Interior, Matteo Salvini, refused the ship entry into port. During more than two weeks of a standoff,…
DetailsAfter a forced break of more than three months due to closed borders and logistical impossibilities in Italy and throughout Europe, the Sea-Watch 3 started its first mission since the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic on June 6th. After one and a half weeks in the central Mediterranean, marked by interceptions and pull-backs in…
DetailsTwelve people have lost their lives due to European action and inaction in the Mediterranean Sea. Authorities in Malta, Italy, Libya, Portugal, Germany, as well as the EU border agency Frontex were informed about a group of 55 [eventually 63 people] in distress at sea but chose to let twelve of them die of thirst…
Details“Saving all lives, on land and at sea, is possible and it is our duty.” Two days ago, on April 7, the Italian ministries of transport, health, interior, and foreign affairs issued an urgent decree¹ claiming that Italy, due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, would not be able to provide the ‘places of safety’ obligatory…
DetailsEuropean Union Member States found something they agree on this morning when Ministers from various migration departments formed a Working Group to discuss the impact of COVID19 on some of Europe’s most vulnerable residents. “We have a longstanding track record of washing our hands of this type of responsibility” commented the Working Group’s spokesperson. She…
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