The Libyan context of the migration crisis

In the discussion about the refugee crisis, there is an elephant in the room: the Libyan civil war, which has, since 2013, dramatically accelerated the number of asylum-seekers and migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Libya on makeshift boats organised by traffickers.

• Primary Source

EU: EEAS: EU Relations with Libya http://eeas.europa.eu/libya/index_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Council establishes EU naval operation to disrupt human smugglers in the Mediterranean http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-establishes-eu-naval-operation-to-disrupt-human-smugglers-in-the-mediterranean/

ESO: Background information: Managing migration better in all aspects: A European Agenda on Migration http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-managing-migration-better-in-all-aspects-a-european-agenda-on-migration/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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