(by Massimiliano D'Elia) "A historic step forward, a decisive turning point on repatriation", so the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on the sidelines of the meetings held at the UN headquarters in New York. Prime Minister Conte refers to the Malta agreement between the ministers of the interior of EU countries. The Italian proposal, agreed with the European Commission, [...]
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The largest Maltese bank had to close the branches of its branches across the island, blocking all operations and online accounts Massive hacker attack in Malta against Bank of Valletta. This was communicated in a note by the same bank that claimed to have suffered an IT intrusion with access [...]
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The head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sirraj, went to Malta today to discuss the issues relating to security and illegal immigration affecting the countries bordering the Mediterranean. Maltese newspapers reported the meeting between Al-Sirraj and the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat. The Lybian Observer reports it. Before meeting [...]
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A solution will probably soon be reached in the case of the 49 migrants stranded off the coast of Malta on the Sea Watch and Sea Eye ships. About ten countries have offered their willingness to welcome them (Italy, Germany, France, Portugal, Luxembourg, Holland and Romania) only and only after the government of Malta starts [...]
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"One of the 32 shipwrecked aboard Sea Watch 3 jumped into the water trying to reach Malta". The German NGO writes via Twitter that on December 22 rescued the migrants and since then has been waiting for a European decision on the port where to disembark them. Three days ago Valletta authorized the entry of the ship [...]
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Four days off Lampedusa for the Diciotti ship of the Italian Coast Guard, which rescued 190 migrants in Maltese waters. To this day, he still does not receive directions to reach a safe harbor. After the denial of Malta, the request for docking was made to the Interior Ministry which challenges the Italian Coast Guard for the initiative [...]
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The two Italian ships with 450 migrants on board docked in Pozzallo. The odyssey that saw the Italian government at the forefront to assert the considerations expressed at the end of June by the European partners has finally ended. On a voluntary basis, all EU countries offered to contribute to the reception. Opposition emerged from the countries [...]
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As expected, the phenomenon of mass migrations from Africa has not ended, indeed with good weather it tends to increase by the hour. Sources from the Interior Ministry let it be known that a fishing boat loaded with 450 migrants is sailing towards Italy. Departed from Libya, probably from Zuara. For a few hours he sailed in the direction of the [...]
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Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte opens up to the solution of the LIFELINE affair. “I just heard President Muscat on the phone, the LIFELINE NGO ship will dock in Malta. We have agreed with the Maltese President that the boat will be subjected to an investigation to ascertain its actual nationality and compliance with the rules of international law by the crew. "Malta will consent to the landing [...]
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The authorities of Malta continue to keep the ports closed to the ship of the German NGO, Lifeline, which remains in the Mediterranean with more than 200 migrants on board waiting for some country to allow it to dock. On the night of last Wednesday, the boat recovered 224 people from a rubber dinghy in Libyan waters and today [...]
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The pressure of the Italian government on the Maltese one continues to open ports to the Lifeline which has 242 migrants on board. To this day it still has the "transponder" turned off and it is not possible to understand where it can be. A tweet launched by the crew suggests that the Lifeline is in Maltese territorial waters. After this revelation immediately [...]
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The Aquarius affair has turned on a spotlight on the migrant issue which for years has affected, in reality, only Italy. The line taken by the Italian government has had, for now, the desired effects. The countries of the European Union have, on several occasions with press releases, reaffirmed their firm will to deal with the "Mediterranean" issue with [...]
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Salvini sent an urgent letter to the Maltese authorities requesting that the Aquarius ship with 629 migrants on board disembark in Valletta, as the nearest port, but the Maltese authorities reiterate that it is not their responsibility. "The rescue took place in the Libyan search and rescue area and was coordinated by the center [...]
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Leonardo recently signed a contract with Malta Air Traffic Services Ltd. (MATS), the Maltese air navigation services body, for the supply of an integrated ground-air-ground communications solution, based on the “Dual Language "Patented by Leonardo. The solution includes the supply, installation and commissioning of a VHF Data Link Mode 2 (VDL2) network infrastructure […]
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Today 1 August, the Palinuro training ship of the Italian Navy has landed in the port of Valletta, Island of Malta, where it will remain parked until 05 August. The port of Valletta represents the first stage of the 53rd Palinuro Ship Campaign for the students of the Marshal School of Taranto embarked in Brindisi [...]
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