Nationalist MEP Simon Busuttil called on the EU to urgently take all possible measures in order to resolve the outstanding diplomatic spat between Libya and Switzerland which was causing significant problems to EU citizens who are being prevented from travelling to Libya.
 
Addressing plenary on Monday, Busuttil said that “The EU has nothing to do with this and there is no reason why EU citizens should suffer as a result”
 
He referred in particular to the threat to the livelihood of EU workers in Libya who were unable to travel to that country to get to their job. Equally, EU investors in Libya were unable to send workers on the ground. In the meantime, workers who were already in Libya, were trying to stay there as long as they could in order to substitute those who cannot travel there, but there was a limit to how long they could stay.
 
All this created significant problems and inconvenience to EU citizens who were the victims of a row between two non-EU countries, Busuttil said. As he strongly urged the European Commission to intervene in the matter and to seek a solution as soon as possible.

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