On Monday 17 July, the Foreign Affairs Council decided to strengthen the EU's sanctions against smugglers in Libya.
"The EU has (...) agreed to introduce restrictions on the export to Libya of certain products which may be used to facilitate the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings, notably dinghies and outboard motors", the Council states in its conclusions. It adds that the EU will consider how the restriction of access to these products for smugglers and traffickers...