The NGO vessel Sea Watch is currently awaiting instructions about where to dock and disembark 47 migrants they rescued at sea. The crew of the Sea Watch told ANSA that the migrants aboard are terrorized by the thought of being broug1
Germany is suspending participation in Operation Sophia, the EU naval mission targeting human trafficking in the Mediterranean. The decision reportedly relates to Italy's reluctance to allow rescued people to disembark.
Less than one Italian in three thinks that migrants are positive for the country, a percentage that is lower than the world average, according to a survey by the World Economic Forum.
More than 18,000 migrants have died or gone missing between October 2013 and December 2018 in the Mediterranean Sea in an attempt to reach Europe, according to a report based on annual figures by the International Organisation for M1
Spain is planning to expel 9,000 irregular migrants in 2019, nearly double the number of those it expelled last year.