Press Release: EU-INTERPOL project to support border security in Libya

Senior EU and INTERPOL officials inaugurated the establishment of a real-time passport control capacity at Tripoli International Airport on 6 March 2013.

The EU and INTERPOL, in partnership with the Libyan authorities, are launching a key stage of a €2.2m project funded by the EU's Instrument for Stability aimed at making tangible improvements to Libyan border security and helping security sector reform. For the first time, the Libyan border control authorities will have the possibility to directly refer to INTERPOL databases and access the INTERPOL network to detect stolen and lost passports, and help identify wanted persons including suspected terrorists and international criminals.