BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union hopes to deliver more vessels to the Libyan coast guard before the summer when irregular sea crossings are expected to increase, an EU official whose work focuses on relations with Libya and migration said on Wednesday. Libyan coast guard officials will visit Italy at the end of the month to test out the new boats ahead of their delivery, she said. On the other hand, the Libyan coast guard “rescued” more than 31,000 migrants and refugees Trautmann said, without mentioning the abusive detention centers to which they are taken after being disembarked. “Libya is not a poor country, so what is missing currently is capacities and structures but not necessarily money,” she said. The postponement was a major blow to international efforts to end a decade of chaos in the oil-rich Mediterranean nation.

Source: Libya Today February 02, 2022 21:37 UTC