EU mounts new maritime operation to tackle Mediterranean people traffickers
At a Glance
05-06-2015
On 18 May 2015, the Council established a new Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) operation – EUNAVFOR MED, with the aim of disrupting the business model of human smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean. The EU is currently seeking both a UN Security Council (UNSC) mandate and consent from Libya for certain aspects of its planned operations.
At a Glance
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- Africa
- criminal law
- economic geography
- EU migration policy
- EU military mission
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
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- illegal migration
- international affairs
- international law
- international negotiations
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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- Libya
- maritime safety
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- migration
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- territorial waters
- trafficking in human beings
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- UN Security Council
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