EU Faces Pressure Over Libya Crisis Amid Migration and Foreign Influence Fears

EU Faces Pressure Over Libya Crisis Amid Migration and Foreign Influence Fears

Greece and Italy will urge the EU to act on Libya’s escalating crisis at a foreign ministers’ meeting Tuesday, citing migration and foreign power influence as European security threats. While an EU official said Libya will be discussed “not from a migration standpoint,” Athens, Rome and Malta are pushing for action. Italy is alarmed by Russian naval ambitions, while Greece warns of Turkey’s growing sway in the region.

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