migration

The superior regional court in Koblenz. Photo: Shutterstock

German court jails ex-skinhead over deadly 1991 arson

A Ghanaian man had been killed in the attack

October 9, 2023| AFP
Prime Minister Robert Abela and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting in Spain. Photo: DOI

Robert Abela discusses migration, meets Zelenskyy during EU leaders' summit

Summit followed similar topics to last week’s MED9 meeting

October 6, 2023| Times of Malta
In recent years, Malta has found itself central to the critical debate on migration. Photo:Shutterstock.com

Editorial: Countering extremism, boosting integration

The awarding of EU funds to a University of Malta research project on the twin challenges of migrant integration and extremist attitudes is to be greatly welcomed

October 6, 2023| Times of Malta
EU High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell talks to the press as he arrives for the European Political Community summit . Photo: AFP

European security summit clouded by Azerbaijan snub

Turkey's President was also missing

October 5, 2023| Times of Malta
Migrants crossing the Mediterraenan. AFP file photo

EU states agree 'missing link' of migration reform package

Officials hoping to get accord before EU leaders meeting on Thursday

October 4, 2023| AFP
Some NGO boats are operating questionably, European Council president Charles Michel said. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Watch: Charles Michel has questions about some migration NGOs

European Council president discusses the thorny issue of migration

October 4, 2023| James Cummings
Giorgia Meloni. Photo: AFP

Italy's Meloni blasts judge who rejected migrant law

Sicilian court ruling hamstrings government's plan to charge €5,000 bail to migrants

October 2, 2023| AFP
Last week MED9 leaders called for a “significant increase” in the EU’s effort to tackle migration at its roots and transit countries. File photo: Shutterstock

44 people on sinking boat in Maltese rescue zone, NGO claims

Alarm Phone said authorities have been informed about the boat

October 2, 2023| Giulia Magri
Police keep a close eye on anti-immigration protestors after they showed up to a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Valletta in 2020. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina

‘Integration scale’ developed in Malta

Research tool will help measure extremism across EU

October 1, 2023| Claudia Calleja
Men and women are disembarked in Sfax, Tunisia. Photo: AFP

The M-word

Mention migration, and people's sense of reason goes out of the window

September 30, 2023| Colm Regan
Despite international pressure, the El Hiblu 3 remain in a legal limbo. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Editorial: In a procedural legal limbo

The El Hiblu 3 have consistently denied any wrongdoing

September 30, 2023| Times of Malta
Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister Robert Abela and French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo: Jonathan Borg

MED9 leaders in Malta call for more EU action to stop migration at source

Statement calls for agreement on migration pact before end of legislative term

September 29, 2023| Jessica Arena
At least 289 children have died so far this year. AFP file photos

Dead, missing migrants in Mediterranean tripled this summer - UN

A 'cemetery' for children

September 29, 2023| AFP
Pascual Navarro, Cyprus's Nikos Christodoulides, Antonio Costa, Giorgia Meloni, Charles Michel, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Robert Golob and Andrej Plenkovic in the EU-MED9 summit family photograph. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Watch: Mediterranean leaders meet in Valletta amid EU migration deal talks

The leaders of the 'MED9' meet for migration-focused summit

September 29, 2023| Jessica Arena, AFP
Tensions have been simmering between EU States against the backdrop of rising migrant arrivals in the Mediterranean. Inset: Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni prior to their meeting in Rome earlier this week. Photos: AFP

Meloni, Macron in Malta for MED9 summit dominated by migration

Heads of state, government hope to find common position on issue

September 29, 2023| Jessica Arena
Migrants arrive in the harbour of Italian island of Lampedusa, on September 18. Photo: AFP

EU 'nearing' agreement on migration policy reform

Paralysis on the issue has caused frustration in the 27-nation bloc

September 28, 2023| AFP
The official population in Malta stands at over 535,000. File photo: Mark Zammit Cordina

Watch: Malta, an overpopulated and unwelcoming island (ARTE)

Maltese citizens are becoming increasingly disgruntled with the overcrowding

September 27, 2023| ARTE
France's President Emmanuel Macron (left) shakes hands with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni prior a meeting at the Palazzo Chigi in Rome. Photo: AFP

Macron, Meloni meet in Rome amid tensions over migration

The French leader was in Rome for the state funeral of Giorgio Napolitano

September 26, 2023| AFP
Every single European state continues to preserve its own borders while ignoring the need to save human beings. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Safe routes still a mirage

The dramatic natural phenomena in Morocco and Libya: consequences and reflections on migratory routes in the Mediterranean

September 25, 2023| Regina Catrambone
Utter terror is depicted on the bruised face of a Maltese worker as he attempts to escape from infuriated South Johnstone sugar mill strikers. Photo: Daily Telegraph, Sydney, July 20, 1927. Courtesy of National Library of Australia

‘Animal-like parasites’ – How Maltese were treated in Australia before WWII

Photos of Maltese migrants serving in Australian military helped overcome racial prejudice

September 24, 2023| Sarah Carabott
Migrants arriving on Lampedusa only a few days ago. Photo: Zakaria Abdelkafi/AFP

A just migration policy for all

It remains a contentious issue that polarises and tends to favour extreme right-wing perspectives

September 24, 2023| Fr Anton D'Amato
Migrants lined up at emergency reception spots in Lampedusa. Photo: AFP

Italy tells asylum seekers to pay €5,000 to avoid detention

Country tightens rules, ups maximum detention period for migrants

September 23, 2023| Times of Malta
The three accused youths, known as the El Hiblu 3. Photo: Amnesty International/Joanna Demarco

One of the 'El Hiblu three' has been missing since early August

European Arrest Warrant issued after Abdul Kader fails to appear for court sitting

September 20, 2023| Edwina Brincat
Migrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa prepare to board the ship "Galaxy", bound to the Sicilian town of Porto Empedocle.

France 'will not welcome migrants' from Lampedusa: interior minister   

Germany last week said it will stop taking migrants from Italy

September 19, 2023| AFP
The Maltese sailing catamaran near the migrants' dinghy. Photo: Sea-Watch International

Watch: Maltese boaters assist migrants at sea near Lampedusa

The group handed out what food and water they could before losing track of them at nightfall

September 19, 2023| Jessica Arena
Migrants arrive in the harbour of the Italian island of Lampedusa, on Monday.

Italy extends detention period to curb migrant crossings 

They can now be held for 18 months before being expelled

September 18, 2023| AFP
The pontiff is making a two-day trip to France's second-largest city, a historic gateway for immigrants. Photo: AFP

Pope to defend migrants in Marseille trip

Francis continues to focus on smaller Catholic communities

September 18, 2023| AFP
Ursula von der Leyen and Giorgia Meloni. Photo: AFP, ANSA

EU chief vows new migrant help for Italy after Lampedusa surge

The surge in asylum seekers has rekindled a fierce debate

September 17, 2023| AFP
Migrants in harbour at Lampedusa. Photo: AFP

Italy's PM calls for EU help after island migrant surge

Thousands landed in Lampedusa this week

September 17, 2023| AFP
Some of the raids were on public transport. Photo: CMRU, Malta Police Force

32 people found living in Malta illegally in police raids

They will be returned home

September 17, 2023| Times of Malta