EU expands migration cooperation with eastern Libya through new funding

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On October 13, the European Union signed a €25 million agreement to expand migration cooperation in eastern Libya, supporting border management and anti-smuggling efforts. This funding marks increased collaboration between the EU and military commander Khalifa Haftar’s administration, despite Brussels officially recognizing only the Tripoli-based government. The initiative follows July's announcement of a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Benghazi and aims to reduce illegal Mediterranean crossings from Libya to Europe.
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The European Union signed an additional €25 million funding agreement to enhance migration cooperation with eastern Libya on October 13, 2026. This support will bolster border management, search-and-rescue operations, and anti-smuggling efforts in the region. The EU is increasing its engagement with military commander Khalifa Haftar's administration, which controls eastern Libya, aiming to reduce irregular migration across the Mediterranean Sea. Since Muammar Gaddafi’s ousting in 2011, Libya has been divided between rival administrations in the east and west, making it a significant transit point for migrants heading to Europe via dangerous sea routes. Despite officially recognizing only the Tripoli-based government, the EU has intensified its interactions with eastern Libyan authorities over the past year due to increased migrant departures from Haftar-controlled areas.

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BRUSSELS Libya Libyan Reuters The European Union

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Libya GPE · 8× BRUSSELS GPE · 2× Libyan NORP · 2× Reuters ORG · 2× European Commission ORG · 1× Khalifa Haftar PERSON · 1× Muammar Gaddafi PERSON · 1× NATO ORG · 1× The European Union ORG · 1× Ursula von der Leyen PERSON · 1×

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Libya, where control is split between rival western and eastern administrations, has been a major transit route for migrants attempting the dangerous sea crossing to Europe since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi.
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🔮 The funding will support border management, search-and-rescue and anti-smuggling activities in eastern Libya.
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EU expands migration cooperation with eastern Libya through new funding · assertive framing

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EU expands migration cooperation with eastern Libya through new funding BRUSSELS, Oct 13 - The European Union has signed an additional €25 million ($29 million) in funding to expand migration cooperation into eastern Libya, according to a letter from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to EU leaders seen by Reuters. uncertain
Union → expand → Reuters
The funding will support border management, search-and-rescue and anti-smuggling activities in eastern Libya. asserted
funding → support → Libya
It is a further sign of deepening EU engagement with the region controlled by military commander Khalifa Haftar as Brussels seeks to curb irregular migration across the Mediterranean. asserted
Brussels → deepen → Mediterranean
Libya, where control is split between rival western and eastern administrations, has been a major transit route for migrants attempting the dangerous sea crossing to Europe since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. asserted
that → split → Gaddafi
The EU and its member states have long supported and trained the Libyan coastguard, which intercepts migrants at sea. asserted
which → support → sea
While the EU formally recognises only the Tripoli-based government, it has stepped up contacts with authorities in eastern Libya since last year as migrant departures from areas controlled by Haftar in eastern Libya have risen. asserted
departures → recognise → Libya
The move follows the July announcement by the EU that it would establish a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, further expanding cooperation with authorities in the east. asserted
it → follow → east
"Libya remains the top country of departure for illegal crossings to the EU," von der Leyen wrote, describing an upcoming EU-Libya meeting as a way to keep cooperation going. asserted
Leyen → remain → cooperation
She said the EU and the International Organization for Migration were supporting voluntary returns from Libya to countries of origin. asserted
EU → say → origin
"We are equally focused on reducing the number of migrants arriving to Libya with the sole intention to cross illegally into the EU," she added. asserted
she → focus → EU
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