Regime admits 300 dead in uprising / EU and Washington signal sanctions

Continuing features on the unrest in Libya, February 2011, and reaction in the EU and European countries.

ESO: Background information: EU calls for 'dialogue' in Libya amid US warnings http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-calls-for-dialogue-in-libya-amid-us-warnings/

BBC News, 23.2.11: Europe races to evacuate expats from Libya http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12550308

France24, 23.2.11: Sarkozy wants sanctions against Libya http://www.france24.com/en/20110223-france-paris-sarkozy-eu-sanctions-libya-economic-sanctions

European Commission: Press Release: IP/11/222: The European Commission facilitates support to evacuate Europeans from Libya http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/222&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EurActiv, 23.2.11: EU prepares for worst after Gaddafi 'genocide' threats http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/eu-prepares-worst-gaddafi-genoci-news-502424

EUObserver, 24.2.11: EU wary of imposing sanctions on Libyan dictator http://euobserver.com/9/31860

European Council: President: Press Release: PCE/048/11: Statement by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, on the developments in the EU's Southern neighbourhood http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/119450.pdf

EurActiv, 24.2.11: Barroso: 'We cannot afford to be passive spectators' http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/barroso-afford-passive-spectator-news-502475

EUObserver, 25.2.11: France says Gaddafi must go, as EU finalises sanctions http://euobserver.com/9/31876

European Commission: Speech/11/121: Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/121&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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