# Mediterranean

The cargo ship ' Grande Europa' of the Italian company 'Grimaldi Lines' burned down yesterday near Mallorca when it was traveling from Sardinia to Valencia loaded with 1,843 cars.
The cargo ship ' Grande Europa' of the I […]
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Turkey slams German arms embargo search of ship in Mediterranean

Turkey has denounced the action of German marines when they searched a Turkish cargo ship in the Mediterranean as part of the European Union's so called ''Irini mission'' attempting to stop weapons shipments to conflict-torn Libya.
2 months ago
Seagulls search for food near a sewage discharge area next to piles of plastic bottles and gallons washed away by the water on the seaside of Ouzai, south of Beirut on July 19, 2018. - Many Lebanese nationals are refraining from heading to the beach this summer after reports about high levels of pollution along the country's Mediterranean coast, despite reassurances from government officials that the beaches remain safe. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)
Seagulls search for food near a sewage d […]
Environmental pollution, Photo, Video, Video 3D

Plastic dumped in Mediterranean ‘could double in 20 years’

Nearly 230,000 tonnes of plastic is dumped into the Mediterranean every year, a figure which could more than double by 2040, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature warns
3 months ago
A handout photo released by the Greek National Defence Ministry on August 26, 2020 shows ships of the Hellenic Navy taking part in a military exercise in the eastern Mediterranean on August 25, 2020.
A handout photo released by the Greek Na […]
Defence and security, Energy, Infographic, Video, Video 3D

After US boost, Greece looks for EU backing on Turkey talks

Greece looks for EU support this week in tough upcoming talks with Turkey over maritime borders and energy exploration after securing a diplomatic boost from the visiting US secretary of state
4 months ago
ARCHIVE - 06.03.2020, Libya, Tripoli: A fighter of the internationally recognized government looks around a wall during the clashes with the troops of the Libyan National Army (LNA). Photo: Amru Salahuddien/XinHua/dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++
ARCHIVE - 06.03.2020, Libya, Tripoli: A […]
News, Infographic

EU sanctions violators of UN Libya arms embargo

The EU has been making a lot of effort to help resolve the Libyan conflict and hence EU foreign ministers have agreed on sanctioning three companies who violated the UN embargo on arms flowing into Libya.
4 months ago
Photo released by the Turkish Defence Ministry on August 12, 2020, shows Turkish seismic research vessel 'Oruc Reis' (C) being escorted by Turkish naval ships in the Mediterranean, off Antalya on August 10, 2020. Photo: Turkish Defence Ministry / AFP
Photo released by the Turkish Defence Mi […]
Defence and security, Energy, Infographic

Turkey’s bid to become maritime powerhouse unsettles Mediterranean

Turkey's push into the Mediterranean featuring gas drilling, tough rhetoric and warships is rooted in a vision of a "Blue Homeland" that targets waters claimed by EU neighbours
5 months ago
Migrants from Africa sit in a rubber dinghy as they arrive from Turkey to the beach of the village of Skala Sikamineas. More than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since migration in the region started surging in 2014, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday in Geneva.
Migrants from Africa sit in a rubber din […]
Migrants, Infographic

EU agency: Central Med migrant crossings more than doubled in July

The number of illegal sea migration across the Mediterranean has doubled in July compared to the month before. All in all nevertheless, migration figures within the EU have fallen in 2020 due to the corona virus travel restrictions.
5 months ago
Plastic waste lies on the beach of Ko Sih Chang, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. Photo: Christoph Sator/dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++
Plastic waste lies on the beach of Ko Si […]
Environmental pollution, Infographic

Study: most plastics in European waters accumulate on sea floor

A recent study by Oceana, an environmental organization, has found that plastic waste found on the beaches is not to be compared with the amounts of plastic that land at the bottom of the ocean threatening sea life in European oceans.
6 months ago
An asylum seeker is waiting to take a ferry from the port of Mitilini to Athens in Greece. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++
An asylum seeker is waiting to take a fe […]
Migrants, Infographic

EU Commission’s long-awaited migration reform plan expected September

The European Union has confirmed that an "EU migration and asylum pact" will be proposed to the 27 member states by autumn, in order to reach an agreement regarding the asylum and migrants allocation within the EU.
7 months ago
Some of the 67 migrants rescued by members of French NGO SOS Mediterranee chartered-boat Ocean Viking off the coast of Lampedusa island are helped off a speedboat on June 25, 2020. Photo: Shahzad Abdul / AFP
Some of the 67 migrants rescued by membe […]
Migrants, Infographic, Video

‘I’m going to jump’: tensions on Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship

After over a week at sea, tensions are running high on the Ocean Viking, the charity ship that has pulled 164 migrants from the Mediterranean but which is now marking time, waiting for a safe port
7 months ago