EU reports ‘positive signs’ in Libya despite poll delay – EURACTIV.com

The EU will continue to train the Libyan coastguard to control migration and border security, and sees ‘some positive signs’ despite the postponement of elections in the war torn North African state last month.

Speaking at a hearing of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs committee on Tuesday, Fernando Gentilini, European External Action Service Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa, told MEPs that the EU’s mission in Tripoli is now ‘operational’.

Libya remains one of the main transit countries for migrants seeking to arrive in the EU via the Mediterranean Sea. In 2021, the number of attempted migrant crossings leaving Libya for the EU increased to 60,000 although around half of them were pushed back.

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