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Latest 22 January 2020

EU to use revamped ‘Operation Sophia’ to enforce Libyan arms embargo

EU foreign minister decided this week to revive a maritime surveillance mission in the Mediterranean to enforce a potential cease-fire in Libya and a UN arms embargo against the country’s…
6 October 2019

UN Security Council extends Operation Sophia for another year

 16 August 2019

Merkel calls for restarting EU migrant rescue mission, emphasizes need to fix root cause of migration
28 Mar 2019 EU officials lament move by member states of recalling ships taking part in Operation Sophia European Union officials lamented Wednesday a move by member countries to recall their ships taking part in an EU naval mission patrolling… EU Commission · 27 Mar 2019 EU to phase out Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean The EU's political and security committee agreed to phase out the Mediterranean migrant rescue Operation Sophia 's mandate during a prolonged six-month… Italy · 21 Mar 2019 Suspension of EU’s Operation Sophia not of great concern to Libya The spokesman for the Libyan Navy, Ayoub Qassim said that the European statements regarding the suspension of Operation Sophia are not of…