EU cooperation with Libya on migrants marred by ‘inhumane’ treatment
Efforts to stem the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean have exposed a chasm between the EU’s stated humanitarian values and its actual practices. Mounting evidence of harsh abuses is increasing pressure on the EU border patrol agency to match actions to words.
For several years, Europe has been convulsed by the issue of migration, which has become a fiercely contentious subject of debate. And rather than reform its outdated and unworkable rules, which would be very politically sensitive, the European Union has outsourced migration control to countries beyond its frontiers.