The
Foreign Ministers and other EU ministers met today to discuss the illegal
crossings that constitute a daily human wave of despair coming from the Libyan
shores. They called the meeting in the wake of the many deaths that have
occurred these past few days.
I
think we should recognise the merit of such a meeting. It is true there was no
clear-cut decision but at least the matter is now on the agenda and it is
recognised as an urgent issue that requires a multidimensional response.
And
it also served to push the matter up, to the level of the heads of state and
government. They will meet on Thursday on the subject. And let me be clear, in
view of the gravity of the situation. Even if the measures that will be adopted
at that summit could be seen as insufficient they will represent some progress
when compared with the lack of clarity and action that has been the norm during
the last year or so.
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