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Europe's migration impasse: EU Commission pitches action plan amid France-Italy row

It's one emergency the EU didn’t need. Already dealing with a war on its doorstep, an energy crisis and rising inflation, the handling of the Ocean Viking – a ship carrying migrants rescued in the Mediterranean – starkly showed the limits of European solidarity. The EU Commission has put forward…

France 24

EU ministers seek to ease tensions on migration after France-Italy spat

EU interior ministers sought to ease resurgent tensions over illegal migration at an emergency meeting on Friday, after the fate of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean triggered harsh words between Paris and Rome.

Reuters

EU ministers seek to resolve feud over illegal Mediterranean migrants

European interior ministers have held emergency talks on migration in the wake of a dispute between Paris and Rome over how to handle the thousands who continue to attempt to cross the Mediterranean.

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Inventor of 'Google Maps for boating' named UK's most successful scale-up entrepreneur

The Dorset-based businessman's Savvy Navvy app has seen huge growth in the US, Australia and Mediterranean this year

Birmingham Post

Greece: Boat with hundreds of migrants safely towed to port

Greek authorities say a dilapidated fishing boat crammed with hundreds of migrants that lost steering and had been drifting in the Mediterranean south of the Greek island of Crete has been successfully towed to port

The Independent UK

Catalonia limits water use as Spain prays for rain

Barcelona and large swathes of Spain’s northeast are going under water restrictions as an extended drought devastates crops and puts the pinch on human activities in the Mediterranean country

The Independent UK

Weather tracker: a week of unusual highs and lows for Europe

While Mediterranean countries basked in unseasonal warmth, parts of northern Europe were in the grip of premature cold

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EU sets out Mediterranean migrant plan ahead of emergency meeting

The European Commission set out a 20-point action plan on Monday designed to address surging migration in the central Mediterranean ahead of an emergency meeting of interior ministers.

Reuters

18th- and 19th-century Americans of all races, classes and genders looked to the ancient Mediterranean for inspiration

The ancient world of the Mediterranean has long permeated American society, in everything from museum collections to home furnishings. The design of the nation’s public monuments, buildings and universities, as well as its legal system and form of government, show the enduring influence of Mediterranean antiquity on American culture.

The Conversation

Israeli Airstrikes on Syria Kill 4 Soldiers, Injure 1

Israeli airstrikes hit central and coastal regions of Syria early Saturday, killing four soldiers and wounding one, the Syrian military said. State media quoted an unidentified Syrian military official as saying that Israeli warplanes flying over the Mediterranean fired missiles toward military positions in coastal and central Syria. The Syrian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Greek, Israeli defense ministers stress importance of ties

The defense ministers of Israel and Greece have stressed the importance of maintaining strong alliances to tackle global and regional threats such as the war in Ukraine and ongoing tension in the eastern Mediterranean

The Independent UK

I'm A Celebrity's Sue Cleaver lost three stone by following popular Mediterranean diet

The diet is linked to a reduced risk of high blood pressure and cholesterol and is recommended to people with type 2 diabetes

Chronicle Live

Northern Cyprus: Russia opens up direct flights as Putin builds Turkish alliance

Russia has announced plans to begin direct flights to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, a state recognised only by Turkey.

The Conversation

France to deport 44 migrants rescued in Ocean Viking operation

France has rejected asylum applications from 44 of the 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by the emergency vessel Ocean Viking. They will be returned to their country of origin, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday. The fate of others is still to be decided.

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Italy's Meloni discusses Ukraine, China in G20 meeting with Biden

Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed continued support for Ukraine, stability in the Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific regions and ties with China in her first meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, her office said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Total to launch sea exploration after Lebanon-Israel deal

French oil giant Total says it will soon launch exploration activities in search for gas in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast, following last month’s Lebanon-Israel maritime deal

Reuters

France, Italy call for good ties, but discord over migrants remains

The presidents of France and Italy on Monday stressed the importance of having good relations between the two neighbours and European Union allies after harsh words from both sides over how to deal with migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

The Independent UK

Israel rushes to protect marine life as Mediterranean warms

Israel is blazing forward with a plan to protect sections of its 118-mile Mediterranean coastline, a measure experts say is crucial to maintain biodiversity and shield ecosystems from humanity

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The Independent UK

French border checks in force over Italy's migrant policy

Lines have formed at one of Italy’s northern border crossings with France following Paris’ decision to reinforce border controls over a diplomatic standoff with Italy about migration policy and humanitarian rescue ships

Reuters

Mediterranean marine heatwaves threaten coastal livelihoods

(This Nov. 13 story has been corrected to show sea is overall 1.2C warmer than 30 years ago, not 0.4C, in 18th paragraph)

The Guardian - UK

Italy’s PM Meloni sues Gomorrah writer in libel drama over refugee rescue

Anti-mafia journalist to appear in court in Rome over comments made about policy towards migrants drowning in Mediterranean

AFP

'We'll shoot you': violence stalks EU-Libya migrant deal

Rome (AFP) - Leona Blankenstein couldn't believe what she was hearing when the Libyan coastguard threatened to blast her small plane out of the sky.

Asharq Al-Awsat

France Accepts Migrant Ship as Row with Italy Blazes

A rescue ship carrying 230 migrants docked at the French port of Toulon on Friday amid a blazing row between France and Italy over which country is responsible for them. The Ocean Viking, operated by a French NGO, had picked up the migrants at sea near the Libyan coast before…

Reuters

Italy's new government challenges sea of maritime laws

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is cracking down on charity rescue boats operating in the Mediterranean, accusing them of acting as a de facto taxi service for migrants.

France 24

Migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking docks in French port of Toulon after Italian refusal

A rescue ship carrying 230 migrants docked at the French port of Toulon on Friday, maritime authorities said, amid a French-Italian row over which country is responsible for them.

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