Update: Sea-Watch airborne operations in Mediterranean highlight lack of assistance from EU
London. UK. Recent rescue operations carried out in the central Mediterranean reinforce the fatal consequences of European member States’ failure to assist migrants and refugees, according to German NGO Sea-Watch.
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Stagflation will change Brexit political calculus, The future for multilateralism
Thursday 14 October 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.41.4
Commentary: Inflation might break Brexit’s political magic
By John Orchard in London
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that recent queues at petrol stations in the UK are part of a necessary adjustment to a high-wage, high-productivity economy. Economists are scratching their heads about how raising HGV driver pay, however desirable, will achieve this on its own. More...
BBC News Interview with HRAS on Proposed English Channel Migrant Pushbacks
9 September 2021 London. UK. Following a 48 hour period of ongoing controversy after the UK Home Office suggested that push-backs of migrant boats crossing the English Channel would be used in limited and specific circumstances by UK Border Force vessels to redirect migrants into French territorial waters, the BBC has spoken with […]
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Border Control Post set to transform Portsmouth International Port as construction takes shape
With less than six months to go work is continuing at pace to prepare for the most significant changes to customs and health check import requirements in a generation, as construction for Portsmouth International Port’s Border Control Post (BCP) moves into the next significant phase.
Known as the Border Operating Model, from 1 January 2022 facilities are expected to be in place to manage physical...
French hopes of early end to lockdown increasingly forlorn… plus more
Good Morning Monaco – Wednesday, April 21, 2021
French hopes of early end to lockdown increasingly forlorn
Although President Macron continues to hint that a return to the French way of life is just around the corner, his promise of the good life ring increasingly hollow.
UK’s Border Force grapples with IT challenges – very slowly
The British immigration control officers...
Very few new cases; Planet Sushi hit with tough penalties… plus more
Good Morning Monaco – Monday, April 19, 2021
Just 12 new cases over weekend
Four new cases of coronavirus were notified each day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, while the total number of recoveries over the three-day period was 24 as Monaco’s health situation continued its sharp improvement.
Planet Sushi hit with stiff penalties The operator of the popular Planet Sushi...
WISTA UK – February and other Events
Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 @ 13:30pm – Seafarer Welfare: Sustainability practises
Panlists Guy Platten ICS, Catherine Spencer Seafarers UK, Debbie Cavaldoro Nautilus International and Lena Dyring NSU chaired by Gina Panayiotou
Register here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lc-utrzstGNCLMy9E8MZatgLKA_wtg49P
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Final Reminder – Extension : Top 100 Women in Shipping nominations for 2020 under the auspices of www.allaboutshipping.co.uk – Voting
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Menia Kouli
Migration in Greece: An Endless Despair
by Menia Kouli*
I would like to express my thoughts today about a crucial and complicated issue, which has been developing in Greece, Europe and all around the world for many years. Nowadays, it seems to be once again on top of the news agenda. The point in question is the migration from countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, even Somalia and Sierra Leone. It is clearly out of control; the Aegean islands have long suffered and the problem has...
https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/06/03/migration-in-greece-an-endless-despair/