The EU's foreign
policy chief has warned the bloc's foreign ministers that nearly half a
million people displaced in Libya could migrate to Europe, saying that
Brussels is also studying a civilian security mission to Libya. "There
are more than 450,000 internally displaced persons and refugees in
Libya who could be potential candidates for migration to Europe," EU
foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini wrote in a March 12 letter seen
by Reuters. Mogherini said
planning was underway for a mission to rebuild Libya's police,
counter-terrorism and border management operations to work with the
United Nations. "The possibility of
setting up a team of 'deployable experts' on migration and security
issues ... could be explored," Mogherini said.
EU studying civilian security mission to Libya - letter
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