Focus on the Mediterranean: A prince, an EU plan, and a first small success for Italy

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025

Der Standard

Mediterranean migrant arrivals decrease; NGO rescues individuals from conflict zones.

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The number of migrant arrivals in Europe has decreased due to various agreements, leading to hopes that extraterritorialization in asylum matters will finally work. The text also features a personal account from Augustin Prince, who experienced violence and conflict at age 16 in his home country of Cameroon when Anglophone separatist groups opposed French dominance.

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