The controversial boat Lifeline of the German organization Mission-Lifeline walked into the port of Maltese Valletta on Wednesday. The crew had previously been allowed to dock in Malta on Wednesday. On arrival in Valletta, emergency services brought three babies and another person to the hospital directly.
The Lifeline ship with around 230 picked up migrants on board has still not docked in Malta. The German organization Mission-Lifeline reports that it has not yet received a permit from the Maltese government.
Berlin and Kiel are prepared to receive migrants from the Lifeline ship. That is what political leaders of these German cities have said to German media.
The ship Lifeline of the German organization Mission-Lifeline, which with around 230 picked up migrants on board in the Mediterranean Sea, could possibly build in Malta. The migrants may then disembark, but then have to be spread over several European countries. A spokesman for the Maltese government stressed Tuesday that nothing has been decided yet, reported The Times of Malta.
Spain wants a responsible policy with regard to migration, but does not always include boats with refugees who are refused elsewhere. 'Spain is not a rescue brigade' said the Spanish Minister of Public Works, José Luis Abalos, on Monday in an interview on TV.
The consultation in Brussels to find European solutions to the political migration and asylum problems did not lead to a breakthrough, but afterwards there were positive voices. The sixteen EU heads of government who were present agreed that Member States would try to relieve groups of people or groups in Italy and to prevent the arrival of asylum seekers through Europe.
Spain is prepared to provide Malta with humanitarian aid for a boat sailing with more than 200 migrants on board in the vicinity of the island state. That is what a government spokeswoman in Madrid announced after the Cabinet meeting.
The Spanish Coast Guard saved 933 migrants from the Mediterranean on Friday and Saturday. The coast guard has also saved four deaths.
An American naval ship has rescued 41 refugees from a sinking dinghy off the coast of Libya. For twelve passengers, the help came too late. Their bodies are salvaged. This was reported by the German aid organization Sea Watch with which the captain of the USS Trenton contacted the radio for assistance.
The rescue ship Aquarius, which has more than six hundred migrants on board, is allowed to moor in the Spanish city of Valencia. That is what Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces, Spanish media reports.
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) wants a solution to be found for the stalemate around the rescue ship Aquarius. The vessel with more than six hundred migrants on board has not yet received permission to moor.
Italy refuses to accept a boat with more than six hundred immigrants in one of its ports. The government in Rome has asked Malta to include the immigrants. Malta rejected the request and said that it has nothing to do with the operation in which hundreds of refugees have been rescued from the sea.
Measures must be taken against so-called 'gold visas' in the EU. The European Parliament wants rules to be put in place for the 'sale' of residence permits, visas and passports in a large number of Member States to wealthy foreigners who, in return, pay tons and sometimes millions.
At least two tourists were killed in an accident with a tourist bus in Malta. Six other people were seriously injured, reports the Times of Malta newspaper. That happened reportedly when the double-decker bus in Żurrieq was driving under low-hanging branches of a tree.
The proposed meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is historical in advance. It has not happened before that the leaders of both countries looked each other in the eye.
The European Commission has requested information from the Slovak authorities about possible abuse of EU agricultural subsidies. The daily EU administration responds to media reports that an Italian mafia network with ties in Slovak government circles would have eclipsed EU money.
Pope Francis sends a confidant to Chile to get an explanation of the behavior of Juan Barros, the bishop of Osorno. This is accused of having protected a pedophile priest who has taken care of minors. The Pope recently received considerable criticism during his visit to the South American country about his handling of that case of sexual abuse.
The 45-year-old man from Malta who at the end of last year made a false bombshell that cleared the international train between Amsterdam and Berlin, remains stuck. His pre-trial detention has been extended by two weeks, the Public Prosecution Service reports Wednesday.
The Malta police arrested eight people in connection with the murder of blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia. The critical investigative journalist was killed on 16 October when a bomb destroyed her car while she was driving.
After the assassination of a research journalist in Malta, thousands of people in the capital of Valletta have demonstrated justice for Sunday. They demanded a quick solution to the case and the end of corruption in politics and the authorities.
A million euros. That is what the Government of Malta has for the tip that allows the assassination of research journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia to be included. The 53-year-old journalist came to life by a car bomb.
Hundreds of protesters entered Malta after the death of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Angry residents gathered outside a courthouse to demand justice.
Malta's best-known research journalist has died when a powerful bomb blows her car. Daphne Caruana Galizia (53) was extremely popular among the inhabitants of the island state.
A Dutch / Belgian couple will marry 22 times in one year.
After MSF (ASG), Save the Children has also decided to suspend the rescue mission for migrants on boats in the Mediterranean.
A British ex-military who received a benefit because he claimed to be able to walk only short distances by injuring an injury proved to be a remarkable adventurous lifestyle. Mark Lloyd climbed the highest mountain in Africa, won a triathlon and went skiing. The judge has now condemned him for fraud, British media reported Thursday.
The parliament of Malta decided on Wednesday evening to allow marriage between men and women or women. Only members of the Nationalist Opposition Party voted against the amendment of the law.
The Maltese Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat, can make up for a second term of five years after early elections. His Labor Party achieved the absolute majority in parliament with 55 percent of the votes.
The Austrian Social Chancellor Chancellor, Christian Kern, goes on to say this from early elections this fall. Core said against Austrian media this Sunday. The newspaper Der Standard reported that Kern now admits that its coalition government with the Conservative People's Party (ÖVP) has actually fallen apart.
A formal end to the negotiations on Turkey's accession to the EU is not yet visible. That turned out to be Friday in Malta, where the EU Foreign Ministers met. They argued about the relationship with the candidate member, who increasingly disapproves of the values that Europe stands for.
