Desperate search for survivors follows capsizing of ship carrying hundreds
Britains foreign secretary says he will bring up the issue of migrant trafficking at a meeting of European Union foreign ministers. Philip Hammond says he discussed some ideas with Group of Seven foreign ministers last week, and he plans to do so.
Up to 700 feared dead as migrant ship capsizes south of Italy
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said foreign ministers would discuss urgent action on the migrant issue at a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday. Italian officials said 17 vessels from the navy and coast guard,��.
EU promises to act over migrant crisis after Mediterranean disaster
The foreign ministers held a minute of silence at the start of their meeting and are being joined by interior ministers later for an emergency discussion of the migration crisis. Northern European Union countries have so far largely left rescue.
Alexis Tsipras sworn in as new Greek prime minister ��� as it.
The Greeks had the chance to vote for the leftwing party that does a deal with the EU ��� it is called Pasok and used to govern Greece and win over 35% of the vote and yesterday it won just 5% of the vote. In total the... Alexis Tsipras sworn in Photograph: Sky News. Thats it!.. Alexis Tsipras is expected to meet with other party leaders today to discuss the way ahead; Channel 4s Paul Mason reckons he will be looking to make agreements on various issues. ��� Diane��.
Lampedusa: why are so many migrants dying at sea?
The UNHCR says that at least 500 migrants have died in the Mediterranean so far in 2015 - 30 times higher than in the same period last year. Channel 4 News asks if European policy is to blame.
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Syriza Against The Machine
This cash flow crisis is making it difficult for the Greek government to meet its payroll, provide pensions, education, health care etc. In essence, Syrizas capacity to govern is being seriously and probably illegally undermined (based on European.
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EU foreign and interior ministers are to hold emergency talks in Luxembourg on the crisis later on Monday. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the ministers would discuss whether the 28 EU leaders should hold an emergency summit this week.
Up To 700 Migrants Feared Dead In Capsized Boat Off.
Reuters quotes EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini as saying the foreign ministers of the EU would discuss the issue at a meeting Monday in Luxembourg. Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.
Under-pressure EU mulls emergency summit after worst migrant tragedy
As anger grew among aid groups over what Amnesty International described as a predictable man-made tragedy, EU foreign ministers would focus on the crisis at a meeting in Luxemburg on Monday. EU commissioner for migration Dimitris Avramopoulos, who.
Greek Finance Minister Says European Bankers Pushing.
Varoufakis is in town for a meeting with President Barack Obama as negotiations with Greeces international creditors over the nations debt, budget and labor market regulations reach a fever pitch. Since 2010, Greece has depended. Buchheit specializes in helping nations restructure their debt in the event of a crisis or default. He was the one who was. If you enjoyed this story, sign up below to get my newsletter, Bad News, in your inbox. I send it once a day or so.
Were looking at the worst massacre ever seen in the.
EU ministers headed Monday into crisis talks under pressure to confront people-smuggling gangs, with more than 700 people feared dead in what may be the Mediterraneans deadliest migrant disaster to date. Italys coastguard said only 28. EU foreign ministers were set to discuss the immigration disaster at a previously scheduled meeting in Luxembourg later on Monday. EU president Donald. Get breaking news from TheJournal.ie via Facebook. Just click Like.
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According to the biography, Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne by James Gavin, published in 2009, Teddy Jones produced four children who are not as well known: Thomas and William Jones���twins���and Samadhi and Lena Jones.. with 27 survivors of what could be the Mediterraneans deadliest migrant tragedy, as EU foreign ministers gathered for an emergency meeting on the growing crisis as migrants flee instability in Libya at unprecedented rates.
Election 2015: Tory claims about Labours tax plans.
As parliament was dissolved, party leaders from across the political spectrum put their promises and ideas to the British public, including the prime minister, who outlined his plans in a statement outside No 10: The General.. after the election. Appearing on Channel 4 News, the Chancellor said his party would set out how they intend to achieve the planned 12 billion in savings from the welfare budget in a summer spending review, if they are returned to power in May.
Amid growing migrant crisis, 20 burn victims rescued at sea
Speaking after a meeting with the visiting Italian prime minister, Obama promised to work together even more intensively to encourage cooperation on threats coming from Libya, including the growing ISIL presence there, as well as additional.
The Pope Boat rescuing drowning migrants
Nothing less than genocide, is how the Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat described the tragedy, which comes less than a week after another 400 people lost their lives attempting the dangerous sea crossing. But come May, there will be another.
Hundreds Of Migrants Feared Dead In Capsized Boat Off.
Reuters quotes EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini as saying the foreign ministers of the EU would discuss the issue at a meeting Monday in Luxembourg. Update at 8:30 EDT. Even More May Have Been Aboard; U.N.��.
Katie Hopkins calling migrants vermin recalls the darkest events of history
The bodies have yet to be counted; from the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean only 28 have so far been saved. There may have been 700 on board. The scale of the loss is extraordinary, but the manner of it entirely ordinary. These deaths are the.
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Earlier, he responded witheringly to Nigel Farages claim that the fanaticism of Cameron and Sarkozy in bombing Libya was to blame for the migration crisis. He said Mr Farages. Like the SNP, theres a demand for a binding vote in Northern Ireland.
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Hundreds drown off Libya, EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis. PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) ��� As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, raising pressure on Europe to face down anti-immigrant bias and find money for support as turmoil in Libya and the... EU foreign and interior ministers are due to meet in Luxembourg to discuss the deaths of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from Africa.
Eurozone crisis live: Bundesbank chief criticises firewall plans
And on Friday we get the Spanish budget, and the meeting of EU finance ministers to discuss the size of the firewall, which Bloomberg is saying could reach ���940bn in the short term. Until then goodnight and.. 11.11am: News in from Athens, where our correspondent Helena Smith says newspapers and television channels this morning all reporting that young Greeks hit hard by the financial crisis are fleeing from the cities to the countryside. Some commentators are��.
Varoufakis Keeps Greece in the Eurozone, by its Fingernails.
The crisis seen from a left perspective. Paul Mason, Channel 4 News Blog. Its not easy to negotiate with a gun to your head. Nevertheless, thats the situation Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis found himself in on Friday preceding a crucial meeting with the Eurogroup. According to one report, the objective of the last-ditch confab ���was to prepare a consensus text that would be the basis for the discussion��� with the EUs finance ministers. That might sound��.
EU foreign, interior ministers to meet Monday on migrant.
Agence France Presse. LUXEMBOURG: EU foreign ministers will be joined Monday by their interior minister colleagues to discuss the latest migrant disaster in the Mediterranean which may have cost 700 lives, an EU official said. The foreign ministers were originally due to meet on their own but the agenda had to be changed after the loss of a ship carrying more than 700 people sparked calls for immediate action, a European Councilspokeswoman said. SOURCE:.
Migrant boat runs aground off Greek island; at least 3 dead
Rescuers help children to disembark in the Sicilian harbor of Pozzallo, Italy, early Monday, April 20, 2015. About 100 migrants, including 28 children, were rescued on Sunday by a merchant vessel in the Sicilian Strait while they were trying to cross.
Greece overwhelmed by influx of refugees 16.04.2015
In the wake of a crisis meeting set up by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday , an announcement by government spokesman Gavriil Sakellaridis caused quite a stir: Asylum seekers from Syria would be provided immediately with the legally required.
Exclusive - EU frets naval mission off Libya could draw more migrants to sea
The naval mission is one of several options suggested by EU officials working for foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in the confidential paper on ways the 28-nation bloc could support a proposed national unity government if U.N.-brokered talks.
Union for the Mediterranean - ministerial conference
4. E. Ministers welcome the positive role played by the EU in the Middle East Peace Process, notably in the framework of the Quartet. They reaffirm their commitment to support the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in order to conclude a peace... financial crisis. Ministers underline the importance of discussing the issue of the food prices crisis in a relevant Ministerial meeting. The Euromed Network of Public Finance Experts was launched in 2008. The Terms of.
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Klitschko: Yanukovych promised no assault @ukrpravda_news |PR News. Facebook.. For those fans travelling via Kiev, the Metro in Kiev is currently still not operating - details on how to get from Boryspil Airport to the railway station in Kiev is available by clicking here.. She said: ���When (EU) foreign ministers meet tomorrow in Brussels they must talk about which specific sanctions should be imposed to show we are serious that the political process must resume.
The Greek Prime Ministers Meeting With Putin Sent a.
Alexis Tsipras traveled to Moscow to meet with the Russian leader and deliver a message to the European Union, which has refused to renegotiate the bailout loans that continue to weigh on the struggling Greek economy.. Vasily Koltashov, a Moscow-based leftist economist who previously lived in Greece, told VICE News that Putin has decided to pay [Tsipras] exactly for those services he has provided, which are not many. Moscow could have helped Greece by��.
Merkel: Europe must do more to prevent migrants perishing on its doorsteps
Read More: EU ministers in crisis talks over Mediterranean migrant deaths. German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, Merkels deputy, said that the European Union needed to consider a safer alternative for immigrants from Africa. In Europe we need new .
Israeli Mayor Orders Oil Refineries Closed Over Cancer Scare
If confirmed, the disaster would be one of the worst seen during the decades-long migrant crisis in the southern Mediterranean, and would bring the total number of dead since the beginning of the year to more than 1,500, according to the United Nations.
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The bodies have arrived in Malta for burial, as EU foreign ministers gather for an emergency meeting on the burgeoning crisis. 2. SEVEN DEAD IN ATTACK IN SOMALIA AGAINST VAN CARRYING U.N. EMPLOYEES. The militant group al-Shabab claimed .