Italy stops doctors without limits: end of the mission in the Mediterranean!

The central point of the controversy: the "Geo Barents" ship of the NGO. Sanctioned several years for two years, it is always fixed in the port for days. Hard to believe, but true! These sanctions tie the ship to the Kai and literally wait to suffocate every movement. With the stricter sanctions of December 2024, MSF reports, the confiscation was significantly relieved, which the NGO describes as a significant impairment.

icy winds from the north

The Meloni government is serious. With an iron fist she determines the port offers for NGO ships. This is what happened in June 2023: The “Geo Barents” ordered by the authorities to La Spezia in northern Italy to drive complex 1000 kilometers, for only 13 rescued people. It is as if you want to climb Mount Everest in flip-flops-a real mission impossible! In addition, the target ports are often far from the areas of application in the central Mediterranean - a tactic to slow NGOs.

not enough. In addition to the truly dramatic logistics, there are also sharp words from the political side. AfD politician Markus Buchheit made a short process and described Carola Racken as a tractor, which was declared admissible in court. A hard blow for the NGO icon, which had always campaigned for sea rescue.

stormy times for sea rescuers

And what about finances and the greasy deals under the surface? According to Tichy's insight, some NGOs operate on the border to legality or beyond. The result is countless processes, such as that against the "Mare Liberum", who steered the tractors from Turkey straight into safe chaos. With the support of her dedicated readership, Tichy's insight was able to successfully proceed against bans. An investigative battle with open VISEN!

Not only Italy, but also Greece are faced with similar dubious machinations, which the state authorities sometimes present to unsolvable problems. But the waves gradually smooth out, at least as far as the EU border area is concerned. The Italian government under Meloni made it clear that the tractor's shoe cleaner is not welcome here, and that lets the world know.

How do you throw your hat into the ring? Or rather: does the half-hearted cat-and-mouse game stop with the illegal seafaring? Meloni bursts into these stormy times with her agenda, which focuses on sustainable solutions and legal certainty. In order to finally master the tractor problem, hard bandages seem to be announced.

The strength of a government shows that it is to keep the course, even if the waves hit up. At what price, and with what means? The story is by no means told, that much is safe!