| Author (Corporate) | Euro|Topics |
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| Publisher | Euro|Topics |
| Series Title | Debates |
| Series Details | April 2016 |
| Publication Date | April 2016 |
| Content Type | News, Overview |
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Euro|Topics wrote that the European Commission had welcomed plans put forward by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in April 2016 on cooperation with North African states, whereby migrants would be stopped and sent back along the lines of the EU-Turkey deal agreed in March 2016. Will refugees soon be sent back to war-torn Libya, ask various commentators? This Debates feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic. Libya's Vice President Ahmed Maetig expressed hope on the 23 April 2016 that the European Union would enter into an agreement with his country similar to that between the EU and Turkey restricting the flow of migrants to Europe. The United States on the 25 April 2016 offered its backing for a Nato naval operation off Libya in support of the Italian plan to close the Western Mediterranean migrant route to Europe. |
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| Source Link | http://www.eurotopics.net/en/157680/a-refugee-pact-with-north-africa |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
| Countries / Regions | Eastern Europe, Europe, Italy, Northern Africa |
