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EUnavfor Med is to be modelled on Atalanta, its anti-piracy mission in Somalia (Photo: eunavfor)

Boat-sinking operation poses 'risk' to EU image

Another leaked EU paper on the Libya boat-sinking operation says it could harm Europe’s image and create false hope the warships are there to rescue people.

The paper, drafted by the EU’s military committee, a branch of the foreign service, on 12 May was published on Monday (25 May) by whistleblower site Wikileaks.

It calls for “an EU information strategy” targeting Libya and north A...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

EUnavfor Med is to be modelled on Atalanta, its anti-piracy mission in Somalia (Photo: eunavfor)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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