Fighting migrants smuggling from Libya is more difficult today, since smugglers operate in the part of the country controlled by General Haftar, over which Italy and the EU have limited control
Media mentions – Libya
Dbeibah is showing his muscles and proving that he can no longer be intimidated by military actors
Tarek Megerisi comments on recent airstrikes in the Tripolitanian city of Zawiya, carried out by the Ministry of Defence of the Government of National Unity
Libya remains an unresolved chapter and, until state authority is restored, efforts towards achieving country stability and promoting investments are likely to face significant problems
If Haftar is welcomed as a political representative, he will likely ask for something political in exchange, and this could ultimately disrupt UN mediation efforts in the long term
The Italians recognise there won’t be elections for a while and want to work with Dbeibah in the meantime, while also betting on the NOC, a guarantor of stability alongside Libya’s central bank
As a matter of fact, the Italian government believes that the NOC president is able to overcome the turmoil in Libya
The new government has realized that the Libyan crisis is an endemic one
The only solution is a stabilization of Libya. It is neither easy nor immediate, but it is the only solution that can yield results
Arturo Varvelli comments on the control of migration flows along the Central Mediterranean route
Unfortunately the Libyan crisis has turned into a sort of chronic crisis
Negotiating new agreements with the Libyan leadership would certainly be extremely complicated right now, given that the country is once again divided among different authorities
Lorena Stella Martini comments on the approach that a new Italian government led by Giorgia Meloni might adopt on migration