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EU Rejects Call to Cut Funding for Libyan Coast Guard

9/25/2025

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The European Commission rejected a call by 42 civil society groups to halt EU funding to the Libyan Coast Guard.
The groups say EU funding fuels human rights abuses in Libya and demand suspension of cooperation and a European-led rescue program.
The appeal followed an attack on the Ocean Viking by the Libyan Coast Guard, financed by EU funds.

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The European Commission rejected a call by 42 civil society groups to halt EU funding to the Libyan Coast Guard.
The groups say EU funding fuels human rights abuses in Libya and demand suspension of cooperation and a European-led rescue program.
The appeal followed an attack on the Ocean Viking by the Libyan Coast Guard, financed by EU funds.