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European Union Committee Operation Sophia, the EU’s naval mission in the Mediterranean: an impossible challenge

14th Report of Session 2015-16 – published 13 May 2016 – HL Paper 144

Contents

Summary

Chapter 1: The inception of Operation Sophia

• A common security and defence policy mission.
• The mandate of Operation Sophia
• Structure of the report

Chapter 2: The challenge of mass migration

• An era of mass migration
• Migration into Europe
  • Figure 1: Migrant routes into Europe in 2014 and 2015
• Conclusions and recommendations

Chapter 3: Assessment of Operation Sophia

• Modus operandi of human smuggling
  • Business model
  • Modus operandi
  • The smuggling operation out of Libya
• Composition of the mission
• Assessment criteria
• Military strategic objectives in Phase 1
• Military strategic objectives in Phase 2A (high seas)
  • Arresting smugglers
  • Destruction of boats
  • Tackling the smuggling networks
• Deterring migrant flows
• Search and rescue at sea
• Conclusions and recommendations

Chapter 4: Considerations for the next phases

• The next phases
• The Libyan political context
• Judicial process in Libyan territorial waters
• Co-ordination with other actors: Frontex and NATO
  • Figure 2: Naval operations to combat irregular migration on the EU’s borders
  • Frontex—Operation Triton
  • Box 1: Operation Triton
  • NATO mission in the Aegean
  • Box 2: NATO mission in the Aegean
• Relations with NGOs
• A further step: supporting the Libyan coastguard?
• Conclusions and recommendations

Chapter 5: The bigger picture

• Tackling the root causes of migration
• Supporting transit and host countries
• Resettlement
• Processing claims outside the EU
• Turkey
• Tackling illicit financial flows
• Devising a new migration policy: political leadership and public debate
• Conclusions and recommendations

Summary of conclusions and recommendations

Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest

Appendix 2: List of witnesses

Evidence is published online at www.parliament.uk/operation-sophia and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).

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