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Libyan patrol boat, in background, seeking to intercept migrants in Malta's search and rescue zone (Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen)

EU criminal complicity in Libya needs recognition, says expert

EU and Italian complicity in crimes against humanity in Libya has yet to grip the public debate among EU circles, says the lead author of a new European Parliament study.

"There is still a lack of willingness to recognise the European Union's indirect responsibility for crimes against humanity," said Sergio Carrera, a senior research fellow for the Brussels-based Centre for European Policy Studies.

Speaking to EUobserver on Thursday (25 May), Carrera also said that same unwillingn...

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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.

Libyan patrol boat, in background, seeking to intercept migrants in Malta's search and rescue zone (Photo: Nikolaj Nielsen)

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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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