Tag: Lampedusa
Lampedusa: what if the migration crisis was not what we think?
“Influx” for some, “invasion” or “submersion” for others. There was no shortage of superlatives last weekend to provide a dramatic account of the situation on the Italian island of Lampedusa.…
Lampedusa: in Italy, migrant arrivals explode in 2023
127 207. This is the number of people from North Africa who crossed Italy in 2023 to reach the Italian coasts, gateways to the European Union and the Schengen Area.…
Ursula von der Leyen presents emergency plan to help Italy in Lampedusa
This Sunday, September 17, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen presented on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa an emergency plan to help Italy manage the record…
Influx of migrants to Lampedusa: what is contained in the emergency plan unveiled by von der Leyen
The European Commission intends to take its responsibilities in this new migration crisis. This Sunday, September 17, its president Ursula von der Leyen presented an emergency plan to help Italy…
The number of migrants close to the levels during the refugee crisis – EU summits visit Lampedusa
The number of asylum applications to the EU increased by 28 percent in the first six months of this year, compared to the same period last year, according to the…
Thousands of migrants to Lampedusa: “A challenging situation”
They cling to piers and rocks, some wade ashore. The heavily laden, open boats have this week formed a queue at the port of Lampedusa, Italy’s southernmost island. Now, authorities…
Lampedusa: what the latest figures say about the influx of migrants in Italy
Its population doubled in a few days. The Italian island of Lampedusa, located less than 150 kilometers from the Tunisian coast, has been facing an unprecedented influx of migrants since…
Ursula von der Leyen visits Lampedusa
full screen EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Archive image. Photo: Jean-Francois Badias/AP/TT EU base Ursula von der Leyen will visit the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday, together…
Ursula von der Leyen visits Lampedusa
Before that, interior ministers from Italy, France, Germany and Spain hold a telephone meeting with the EU’s commissioner for home affairs. Meloni has called on the EU to act to…
6,000 migrants in a few hours, how can we explain this massive influx of people into Lampedusa?
Since the evening of September 13, the island of Lampedusa has been facing a massive arrival of migrants. The Italian Red Cross estimated that 6,000 people landed in the Italian…