The EU's administrative watchdog has faulted the European Commission for a lack of transparency over its 'do no harm' policy in Libya. EU Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly (Photo: European Ombudsman)The request was made after a senior European Commission claimed in early 2022 no violations had occurred, following a report by a contractor it hired to monitor human rights in Libya. But instead of redacting the logo so as not to identify the contractor, the European Commission simply refused to release it altogether. The European Commission had also not included the contractor's report in the list of 14 documents it had identified. The stonewalling comes despite the European Commission itself admitting that the Libya coast guard, whose boats it finances, is infiltrated by criminal gangs.
