Barcelona (Editorial) .- The European Union (EU) will discuss next Monday to extend sanctions against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi and possible military intervention in Libya, after the adoption of resolution 1973 Security Council UN voted Thursday in New York. Predictably, the foreign ministers of the EU adopted a "political decision" to impose "additional sanctions" to the Libyan regime, according to European diplomatic sources.
For what purpose? Freeze financial assets "of all major Libyan people, especially government ministers" of Gaddafi and stop commercial flights from the North African country's airlines can not operate in Europe. The sources, however, have warned that the development of legal regulation that would allow the imposition of such sanctions "will take time." Another aspect that, again according to diplomatic sources, will be discussed on Monday during the meeting will discuss "ideas in the domain of oil sanctions against the Libyan state oil company NOC large and possibly their subsidiaries." "We are preparing the text to make it", they stressed.
However, also speculates any refusal by Italy, which holds its "reservations" to boost penalties on companies related to the business of oil and gas. "There is a Security Council decision that forces us all. States with reservations must comply now with the decision of the Security Council, which is of immediate application ", European diplomatic sources say this.
Similarly, the ministers put on the table the possibility of strengthening" measures to enforce the embargo weapons "authorized by the UN, not excluding the possibility that the EU can contribute to a possible naval blockade to prevent the flow of arms to Libya, and the possible EU support to" a humanitarian operation and if you need military support in terms of planning and implementation, as well as in the case of evacuation operations Libyans.
When asked about possible EU involvement in military action in Libya and to impose an air exclusion zone to prevent regime continue bombarding the civilian population, is recognized among European diplomacy that "things are much more open than we think" and recalled that it is something you are planning on their part of NATO.
In any case, recalled that the European leaders made clear on Friday the need to "examine all possible options, including military." All options are there. The type of option where we are focusing on has to do with humanitarian assistance in broad terms the need to assist refugees on the border (...).
This does not mean that because other Member States have asked to see other options that we are not planning for it, but as NATO is also planning to have to see how we coordinate to organize it, "explained the source, asked about the possible involvement of EU to enact a no-fly zone and to participate in a naval mission to enforce the arms embargo.
However, in this game of diplomatic niceties, British sources have ruled out the involvement of the EU to implement a no-fly zone. " The Security Council resolution does not ask for UN military action in the EU, sources have said the sources. "There are ways in which the EU can play a role but do not think the EU to do so", have stressed 
For what purpose? Freeze financial assets "of all major Libyan people, especially government ministers" of Gaddafi and stop commercial flights from the North African country's airlines can not operate in Europe. The sources, however, have warned that the development of legal regulation that would allow the imposition of such sanctions "will take time." Another aspect that, again according to diplomatic sources, will be discussed on Monday during the meeting will discuss "ideas in the domain of oil sanctions against the Libyan state oil company NOC large and possibly their subsidiaries." "We are preparing the text to make it", they stressed.
However, also speculates any refusal by Italy, which holds its "reservations" to boost penalties on companies related to the business of oil and gas. "There is a Security Council decision that forces us all. States with reservations must comply now with the decision of the Security Council, which is of immediate application ", European diplomatic sources say this.
Similarly, the ministers put on the table the possibility of strengthening" measures to enforce the embargo weapons "authorized by the UN, not excluding the possibility that the EU can contribute to a possible naval blockade to prevent the flow of arms to Libya, and the possible EU support to" a humanitarian operation and if you need military support in terms of planning and implementation, as well as in the case of evacuation operations Libyans.
When asked about possible EU involvement in military action in Libya and to impose an air exclusion zone to prevent regime continue bombarding the civilian population, is recognized among European diplomacy that "things are much more open than we think" and recalled that it is something you are planning on their part of NATO.
In any case, recalled that the European leaders made clear on Friday the need to "examine all possible options, including military." All options are there. The type of option where we are focusing on has to do with humanitarian assistance in broad terms the need to assist refugees on the border (...).
This does not mean that because other Member States have asked to see other options that we are not planning for it, but as NATO is also planning to have to see how we coordinate to organize it, "explained the source, asked about the possible involvement of EU to enact a no-fly zone and to participate in a naval mission to enforce the arms embargo.
However, in this game of diplomatic niceties, British sources have ruled out the involvement of the EU to implement a no-fly zone. " The Security Council resolution does not ask for UN military action in the EU, sources have said the sources. "There are ways in which the EU can play a role but do not think the EU to do so", have stressed
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