The EU commission gave the Libyan Coast Guard the first of five new EU-funded patrol boats to help prevent migrants and asylum seekers from fleeing to Europe.
The handover on Monday (6 February) in Italy by EU commissioner Oliver Varhelyi to Libya's minister of foreign affairs comes just days ahead of an EU summit on migration.
"Today's delivery of the search and rescue vessel for the Libyan Coast Guard is a milestone in our fight against illegal migration," said Varhelyi.
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.