EU states to offer boats to Libyan coastguard

Over 100,000 migrants have left Libya via the Med since the beginning of the year.
By NIKOLAJ NIELSEN
EU states may offer vessels to Libya as part of a broader effort against migrant smuggling.
An EU source on Wednesday (31 August) told reporters in Brussels that Libyans were likely to be patrolling their own territorial waters on the boats before next summer.

“I think that some member states will provide some more vessels to the Libyans,” he said.
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Source: euobserver.com

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