where people 1st arrive and that's put a disproportionate burden on mediterranean nations like malta italy and sunny lastly greece and italy but there is following this for us from paris and they all this can't come soon enough really the commission's been talking about reforming migration policy for a good while now what can we expect from this new plan. well for years the e.u. has been divided over migration and has simply failed to have a common approach when it comes to migration asylum we saw that in 2015 at the height of the crisis here in europe we've seen that again more recently after the fire the more a camp on the greek island of lesbo so the european commission is proposing what it calls a migration pact which is a common e.u. wide policy for migration and asylum in a bid to try and address this issue now what we are expecting from this pact is a very strong focus on prevention the idea of trying to stop people leaving their home countries in the 1st place and trying to get to the e.u. more deportations more patch relations also bolstering of e.u. borders both land and sea and

all share the responsibility for refugees and take the pressure off mediterranean nations like malta italy and greece the u.n. says the e.u.'s efforts so far have often led to devastating human consequences. this package reflects a fair and reasonable balance between responsibility and solidarity among men but states we all share the benefits we all share the burden this package also reflects a very pragmatic and realistic approach we know that we have to build trust among member states and citizens confidence that we can manage this as a union but there's about as in paris with more on what's being discussed. what we know is the least it's a deal that has been formulated by the commission to try and offer a common migration policy because we heard from the head of the commission their initiative on delay in saying that the e.u. can no longer tolerate having this ad hoc crisis driven response to migration the sort of response we saw in 2015 when the e.u. was so divided over what to do with people arriving in the bloc then and more recently of course on the greek island of last boss so this

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i rescued more than $100.00 people from waters off libya on saturday but the charity says malta italy and germany have refused to accept them the boats now heading to the french forts of mach's a. u.s. border agency says last year there were 90 percent fewer people arriving that at the height of the refugee crisis back in 215 about 140000 irregular migrant arrivals were recorded in 2019 the most arrivals around 83000 of them were made through greek islands that's followed by a rivals in spain and italy germany except of the largest amount of people more than 116000 france and spain come in 2nd and 3rd respectively but 720000 asylum applications were filed last year that's a far larger number than the arrivals. among 2 is a spokeswoman for the un's refugee agency u.n.h.c.r. she's joining me by skype from geneva thank you very much indeed for being with us we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that despite there appears to be this 90 percent drop in numbers the numbers are still significantly large can you describe to us the kind of conditions and circumstances that refugees are facing as

european governments like malta, italy, other countries do not respect these basic fundamental rulesaw. malta coordinated, they malta authorities coordinated the rescue operation on the 5th of august by the tanker, by the merchant vessel, maersk etienne, but did not claim herself responsible... sorry to interrupt, ijust herself responsible... sorry to interrupt, i just want to pick up herself responsible... sorry to interrupt, ijust want to pick up in exactly that point. you were saying that normally when people were rescued, just to be clear, it is the international maritime law, the moral duty of a ship, if it can help people stranded at sea to help them. the ship did its duty and then it is over to government and other countries are to come and help, normally within a couple of days. that did not happen, it took nearly 40 that did not happen, it took nearly a0 days, what needs to change? how can this be avoided in the future. --? can this be avoided in the future. ——? we think that it will be very important that they maritime authorities, the government involved in sucha authoriti

all share the responsibility for refugees and take the pressure off mediterranean nations like malta italy and greece the u.n. says the use effort so far have often led to devastating human consequences. this package reflects a fair and reasonable balance between responsibility and solidarity among men but states we all share the benefits we all share the burden this package also reflects a very pragmatic and realistic approach we know that we have to build trust among member states and citizens confidence that we can manage this as a union stuff it has more from the greek island of lawyers balls where europe's largest refugee camp burned to the ground 2 weeks ago. well they've all been moved into the new camp just behind us and the only reason why europe is talking about this is because moria camper into the ground just over 2 weeks ago and people were sleeping on the streets who've been here for just over 2 weeks now sleeping rough and prefer almost to stay on the streets with no help rather than moving into this new camp because they say they fear it's going to be just as bad as morea w

group cia rescued more than $100.00 people from waters off libya on saturday but the charity says malta italy and germany have refused to accept them the boat is now heading to the french quarter of mar say. now the news russian opposition leader has been discharged from a berlin hospital where he was being treated for poisoning the kremlin critic says he has a long we have been ahead he spent more than a month in the hospital and was in a coma for half the time german experts believe he was poisoned with the nerve agents movie chalke moscow denies involvement. india's prime minister narendra modi has held talks with leaders of states most affected by the corona virus pandemic has given them the go ahead to impose local law as a country reported more than 89000 new infections in the past 24 hours. ambulance driver minutes khumalo is on cave in 1980 in the indian capital new delhi during the coronavirus pandemic he says he's had to work 48 hour shifts because the indian health care system is underfunded and overstretched his family wants him to quit and return to their village he's not ready t

rescued more 100 people who waters off libya on saturday but the charity says malta italy and germany have refused to accept them the boat is now heading to the french port of mass say the group says it's not certain french authorities will let the ship dock. speak to such b.s. ing who's chief executive of charity the joint council for the welfare of immigrants he joins us via skype from london thanks very much indeed for being with us so what you meant make of the the attempts by the you to break the deadlock over asylum and migrant policy in the. well the policy framework that we have right now clearly isn't working we've got tens of thousands of people in camps across the mediterranean that the tragic incident of a camp bearing down in greece and you know over 10000 people being displaced as a result of that but what we see from these proposals is that unfortunately the political will just is not there in europe right now to address the problems of people fleeing persecution people who are already in europe who need to be resettled who need to be integrated and we're seeing this co

all share the responsibility for refugees and take the pressure off mediterranean nations like malta italy and greece the u.n. says the use effort so far have often led to devastating human consequences. this package reflects of fair and reasonable balance between responsibility and solidarity among men but states we all share the benefits we all share the burden this package also reflects a very pragmatic and realistic approach we know that we have to build trust among member states and citizens confidence that we can manage this as a union or stephanie decker's on the greek island of lesbos that's where thousands of refugees are stranded and we're going to be talking to her in a moment 1st let's go to nashville natasha butler in paris natasha what more do we know about the details of this deal. well what we know is the least it's a deal that has been formulated by the commission to try and offer a common migration policy because we heard from the head of the commission there and as you have on the lead in saying that the e.u. can no longer tolerate having this ad hoc crisis driven respon

in distress at the weekend almost half of them were children sea ice as it is waiting now for italy or malta to grant permission for them to disembark. or european union foreign ministers have come up one vote short of unanimous on sanctions against pelosi and officials linked to president lukashenko e.u. states had intended to impose the sanctions on officials implicated in electoral fraud in last month's presidential election and violence against anti-government protesters. the better the reason opposition leader spits larner chicken off sky i was in brussels to ask for help she urged the european union foreign ministers to be brave and we can bellary see him president alexander lukashenko by disrupting his funding. i ask you more to finance their dictator dictator regime and programs from state to non-state actors i also ask to consider to reconsider partnerships with state of the nations coastal question come finally and most importantly i call on the youth to work together with us to free fair and transparent elections. these were the scenes after the disputed election. ns in belarus in

distress over the weekend almost half of them were children sea ice says it's waiting now for italy or malta to grant permission for them to disembark. well for months now human rights groups have been demanding action over so-called push backs of migrant boats in the agency and geos accuse the greek coastguard of unlawfully forcing boats back into turkish waters greece has denied that it's acting illegally well now the european parliament justice committee is demanding that greece launch an independent investigation into these pushbacks kernel be in the european union collective explosions or migrants or of them seekers before you can tell what is their underlying case there has to be a thorough investigation and it's not up to you to be appointed to decide which body if you're going to investigation is up to the internal legal system or the everybody means party prosecutor's office. of course is very high wanting to bend the body you have to complete an investigation and that was when the fernando lopez . chair of the european parliament justice committee meeting while the will of the germ

distress over the weekend almost half of them were children sea ice says it is waiting now for italy or malta to grant permission for them to disembark. rescuers in australia are fighting to free nearly $200.00 whales stranded in shallow water off the island of test mania $25.00 of the mammals have been freed so far better an estimated 90 have already died this after 2 large pods became stuck on an underwater sand bar there is hope that the other pilot whales can be freed over the next couple of days. extraordinary scenes as almost $300.00 pilot whales peppered the shallow waters of tasmania's west coast. they became beached here on monday on sand bars. outside mcquarrie harbor it's a location where these mammals often get into difficulty. and when you say large numbers like these it's not surprising they're very social animals and they are found in large groups also known as pods and force in this case we might have had a misadventure or some individuals may have navigated in the wrong way and now they've become stuck in stranded scientists believe up to one 3rd of the pilot whales have alre

explain to is what has for example how has the burden been lifted for countries such as greece italy and malta the countries that are usually the 1st ports of entry for my. it has fallen the been lifted a bit there are some rules that migrants are supposed to be processed foster and that they are then supposed to take can be taken away from those camps of entry hole ever if you really look at the proposals you can see how that is going to work because so much of this is voluntary there is as we heard no. real relocation any more and no mandatory relocation everything that happens here is one terry so how is that going to work out why should some countries suddenly say ok we're going to take a 1000 and who is going to take 1500 we see the same thing we're seeing now after the market has been burnt down so there seems to be no real solution to that problem and the main thing of course is that the eastern european countries who have been so opposed to relocation and now just being left off the hook now what are the other european countries going to say to that why should we take people in if you

distress over the weekend almost half of them were children sea ice says that it is waiting now for italy or malta to grant permission for them to disembark. and up to 90 wells have died and 180 more are still stranded at bay in southern australia conservationists launched a rescue operation after the whales became stuck on sand bars on mass whales strand things are often occurring in this particular region this is the largest in a decade. you're watching d.w. news still to come on the program warning keep your car windows up at all times in the drive through the haunted house offering it's socially distanced her experience . at 1st world leaders trying to mark the 75th anniversary of the united nations on monday ahead of the start of the un general assembly is general debate later today the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is posing major challenges to this year's event the organization secretary general called for greater global cooperation a major countries like the un's host nation the united states are more often acting on their own. facing what some have called a crisis of confidence the un mock

distress over the weekend almost half of them were children sea ice says it's waiting now for italy or malta to grant permission for them to disembark . world leaders have been marking the 75th anniversary of the united nations on monday ahead of the start of the un general assembly general debate today the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is posing major challenges for this year's event the organizations that secretary general called for greater global cooperation but major countries like the un's host nation the united states are more often acting on their own facing what some have called a crisis of confidence the u.n. markets 75th anniversary. a spouse crowd in new york gathered to celebrate the milestone moment with a coronavirus pandemic largely forcing the event online striking a positive tone the u.n. chief praised the organization success over the last 7 decades now how do you more than history if we've gone so many years without that military confrontation between the major problems. these are going to be achievement of which member states can be brought and which we must all strive to

spain, italy, portugal, greece, cyprus, and malta might be meeting in a luxury hotel but they have a packed agenda. thth will bebe discussing the coronavirus, the state of emergency in lesbos a and situation in libyaya, and t they will be putting their headads together to talklk about the tensions between greece and turkey over energy rights in the mediterranean. a crisis shifted d into vascular august 10 when turkey sent an exploratory vessel escorted by warship to the waters around a greek island. the vast gas and oil reserves are thought to be there. athens staged naval exercises with thehe support of f european natitions saying thatt ankara ws breaching sovereignty.y. the turkish h president threread saidflict and brussels that they would respond with sanctions. it is a means of strategizing and coming up with a response, one that they willl argue for at ththe larger europn summit later this month. >> l let us bring g you developg news thahat we are following off of beirut wherere a large fire s broken outut at the port. after that month or so massive explosion at the same port t

migrants rescued by a danish tanker in the mediterranean have gone ashore in italy they've been at sea for over a month because malta refused to take them in and aid organization finally took the refugees to sicily. and the u.s. workers have removed a confederate statue from the site of a violent white nationalist rally in charlottesville va virginia one woman was killed and dozens injured in the unrest 3 years ago protesters demanding racial and social justice have a push to have divisive relics removed from public spaces worldwide. the venice film festival has wound up with a gala night of stars on the red. carpet glittering awards and face masks the winner of the golden lion for best film it was nomad landa starring frances mcdormand this year's events has taken on added significance for the global film industry as it's the 1st major movie festival since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. i it was business as usual on the red carpet in venice but this year without the crowds and with face masks organizers won praise for daring to stage the event at all as the pandemic put a stop to one after another of the fi

malta, and now for passengers to milan. the result from a swab comes after a quick, half—hour wait. translation: this was a political decision that italying through the border and, until there is a vaccine available, this will probably be the future. an industry crushed by covid is trying to make us all feel safe again. italy, once the global epicentre, is hoping to lead the way to pandemic—safe skies. mark lowen, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. it's a glorious september day out there. blue sky, wales and indeed much of the uk, as you can see. on the satellite picture, just north and scotland theme more cloud

italy and greece -- say they can't be expected to shoulder the responsibility. they want other countries to arrivals, even if sre of new unpopular with theirs. voter back at t sea off coast of maltaumbled for the relative safety of a boat operated by a spanish charith. this week picked up 270 migrants from more than a dozen african countries. some say traffic has forced them towards the shore. if we didn't e will shootun. us. reporter: but their ordeal is not over yet. says no country will let them dock. so this vessel of despair journeys on aimlessly. >>h thehas spent already 8-9 days at sea. as you can see, very bad conditions. the sea conditions are deteriorating by the hour and we need to solve th problem as soon as possible. report: europe's migrants ancrisis never went away, the misery covid threatens to wreak pl the poorest es in africa and the middle east means many more may feel they have nothing to lose. nicolas bigg, brussels. laura: makers of hair products in south africa are calling on thsgovernment and shop own to support them by stocking more of their gels and shampoos, after a dispute over a racially insensitive ad promoting called black hair "doll and dry." with

croatia, spain, grease and malta and four passengers now to milan and the result from this what comes after a quick half hour wait. translation: this was a political decision that italy population as much as possible and to stop positive cases coming through the border and until there is a vaccine available, this will probably be the future — at greece. available, this will probably be the future - at greece. and industry crushed by covid is trying to make us all feel safe again. italy, once the global epicentre, is hoping to lead the way to pandemic safe skies. mark lowen, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: voodoo voting — the peruvian shamans who say they can predict the result of the us presidential election. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there is people alive and there is people not alive. we just can help and give whatever we got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monaco, at the church where she married prince rainier, 26 years ago. it looked as though they had come to fight a war. but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and n

malta, and never passengers to milan. the result of the swab comes after a quick half hour wait. translation: this was a political decision that italyis trying to make us all feel safe again. italy, once the global epicentre, is hoping to lead the way to pandemic safe skies. the headlines on bbc news: almost two million people in the north—east of england face new local lockdown restrictions from midnight tonight, in a bid to halt a rise in coronavirus cases. a local lockdown across the welsh county of rhondda cynon taf comes into effect this evening, after a spike in coronavirus cases there. a state of emergency has been declared in the states of florida, alabama and mississippi, after tropical storm sally causes devastating floods. meanwhile, teaching unions are warning that staff and pupils at hundreds of institutions in england are self—isolating and struggling to access tests. some schools closed their doors just after reopening, while others have told whole year groups or classes to self—isolate for two weeks following confirmed cases. rhaya barton has more. it's the start of the normal cough and cold season, but this one brin

malta and now for passengers to milan. the results from a swab comes after a quick, half—hour wait. translation: this was a political decision that italy and, until there is a vaccine available, this will probably be the future. an industry crushed by covid is trying to make us all feel safe again. italy, once the global epicentre, is hoping to lead the way to pandemic—safe skies. mark lowen, bbc news. 25 minutes past six is the time and we will show you something rather lovely. this is tottenham hotspur‘s stadium. the top of the stadium and what we have done is sent out brave reporter there because he will be walking a new glass walkway offering visitors a new way to see that part of the london skyview. but you will not be able to watch the match. and you get a great... it is like that moment when a rollercoasters going to the top and you think how high is it going to go and then looking down. we will get a full idea of what that feels like later on. little gloomy there in london at the moment. we will get more from that a little later on. let's find out what is happening wherever you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye