European Parliamentarians Criticize Marine Mission off Coast of Libya.

Tripoli, 19 May 2105(Lana) The EU Foreign Minister agreement to set up a military force to confront traffickers of illegal migrants in the Libyan territorial waters and their attempt to obtain a UN Security Council Approval has caused a storm of anger in the European circles. The parliamentarians criticized what they described as the militaristic vision with which the EU dealt with illegal migration portfolio particularly in the Mediterranean. Eva Jolie of the Greens, France said she was convinced that the adoption by the foreign ministers of the Sea operation indicated their reliance on that vision. Jolly, a member of the Justice and Interior Affairs at the European Parliament, criticized failure of the EU to commission the EU Border Guard, or to extend its geographical zone to be able to save more people. She warned against the consequences of rejection by the Libyan authorities of the marine operation, promoted by the EU High Representative of Feign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, which otherwise would be considered a act of war. 'The attempt to confront migrants concealed a feeling of impotence on part of Europe, especially, the failure to develop an integrated foreign and development policy capable of dismantling traffickers networks and stamping out the migration hotspots. Resorting to the military option off the Libyan coast was an indication of the moral bankruptcy of the EU foreign policy, she said. Criticism of Mogherini and the marine operation are not restricted to the European Parliament, many domestic circles see the mission as a precedent that contradicted peace keeping enshrined in the EU defence and security policy. These circles say that the EU reaction to migration made it unqualified to be a bearer of the Nobel peace prize which it won in 2012. =Lana=