Libya InfoMigrants, ‘Mediterranean: 2,500 migrants intercepted at sea and forcibly returned to Libya since the start of 2026’, 12 March 2026
Since the beginning of 2026, more than 2,500 migrants have been intercepted in the Mediterranean by the Libyan coastguard and forcibly returned to Libya. These interceptions are carried out on the basis of an agreement concluded in 2017 between Italy and Libya, which provides for logistical and financial support from Italy and the European Union to (…)

Migreurop’s analysis

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On 26 March 2026, following on from the recent rights-violating legislative reforms (the European Pact on Migration and Asylum, the Schengen Code reform, the redefinition of the concept of ‘safe countries’...), MEPs approved a new instrument that effectively annihilates the rights of migrant people and continues to dismantle EU law, and, by extension, international law.
In the blink of an eye, the hard-right’s repressive agenda has prevailed. And (…)