“The tragedy in Lebanon must spark a deeper European Union rethink of its engagement in the Mediterranean. The focus at the moment is – quite correctly – on urgent assistance to help the people of Lebanon. The EU is also right to highlight the need for structural reforms and anti-corruption measures in the country. But more, much more, is needed – and not just in Lebanon. Even before he rushed to Beirut following the devastating explosion, French President Emmanuel Macron had called for a stronger EU role in the Mediterranean, insisting that ‘Many crisis factors are coming together there: maritime disputes, destabilisation of Libya, migration, trafficking of arms and people, access to resources’,” write Cleopatra Kitti and Shada Islam in their article published by euobserver.
You may find the article in English here.
