The EU and Libya: realism or irrelevance

Europe cannot view Libya only through the lens of migration. It needs to stabilise the country, brokering a compromise between different factions. As violence increases and humanitarian conditions worsen, time is running out.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Informal meeting of EU heads of state or government, Valletta, Malta, 3 February 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/informal-meeting-of-eu-heads-of-state-or-government-valletta-malta-3-february-2017/

ESO: Background information: EU-Libya relations http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-libya-relations/

ESO: Background information: Mapping Libya's conflict. A quick guide to Libya's main players http://www.europeansources.info/record/a-quick-guide-to-libyas-main-players/

ESO: Background information: Adoption of conclusions on the political and humanitarian situation in Libya http://www.europeansources.info/record/adoption-of-conclusions-on-the-political-and-humanitarian-situation-in-libya/

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