Entries by Christina Wiegers

Italian Court Confirms Unlawful Detention

When Human Lives Become a Matter of Negotiation: Europe’s Approach to Sea Rescue This week, a court in Trapani confirmed it once again: the detention of the rescue vessel MEDITERRANEA, operated by the Italian organization Mediterranea Saving Humans, was illegal. In August, the rescue ship entered the port of safety in Trapani with ten rescued […]

German Budget Committee cuts funding for civil sea rescue operations – Federal Government is shirking its responsibility

Despite massive criticism from civil society and politicians, the Bundestag’s Budget Committee decided yesterday to completely cut funding for civil sea rescue. This means that the previous support of two million euros per year, which had been supporting humanitarian rescue operations in the Mediterranean since 2022, will no longer be available. Between October 2023 and […]