EU migration commissioner Magnus Brunner, along with interior ministers from Greece, Italy, and Malta, in Libya's capital city Tripoli (Photo: Magnus Brunner)

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Behind the scenes: Khalifa Haftar's son scuppered EU visit to eastern Libya

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by Nikolaj Nielsen, Brussels,

Fresh details are emerging into the deportation of EU home affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner and three European ministers on Tuesday (8 July) by authorities in eastern Libya.

Pressed by reporters in Brussels, the European Commission on Wednesday (9 July) said the delegation had planned to meet the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, also known as the Libyan National A...

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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.

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EU migration commissioner Magnus Brunner, along with interior ministers from Greece, Italy, and Malta, in Libya's capital city Tripoli (Photo: Magnus Brunner)