Natalina Cea, the Head of the E.U. Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM), met today with the Libyan Border Guards managers to “discuss joint cooperation on border security and surveillance,” according to a statement by the European mission.
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The use by the EU’s border agency, Frontex, of aerial surveillance to enable the Libyan Coast Guard to intercept migrant boats, knowing that migrants and asylum seekers will face systematic and widespread abuse when forcibly returned to Libya, makes Frontex complicit in the abuse, Human Rights Watch and Border Forensics said in a multimedia research feature released today.
The fight against illegal migration, terrorism and organized crime were at the center of talks for the first day of Sahel conference held on Tuesday in Tunisia with participation from the European Union, Libya, Algeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan and Egypt.
The European Union Naval Force’s Operation Irini has seized dozens of BATT UMG armoured vehicles destined for Libya in violation of United Nations sanctions.
Sea-Watch, a German non-governmental organization that operates in the Mediterranean Sea to conduct rescue operations for migrants, released on Wednesday footage in which the Libyan Coast Guard appears to threaten to shoot down the NGO’s plane “by some missiles”.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias briefed his European counterparts on the agreement between Turkey and the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity on the exploitation of maritime zones and their resources during A meeting the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Monday.
The European Parliament called on Libya and Turkey “not to implement any clause” included in the two countries’ bilateral agreement on hydrocarbons, which was signed in Tripoli earlier this month.
The latest European Commission report on Turkey cites multiple reasons that led to deterioration of bilateral relations including its involvement in Libya.
Turkey on Tuesday lashed out at Brussels and Athens for their stern objections to a hydrocarbon exploration deal Ankara signed with Libya, saying that the European Union and its member states should “not overstep their boundaries and powers.”
The European Union has that the newly signed hydrocarbons deal between Libya and Turkey could “potentially undermines regional stability”.