EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner, accompanied by the responsible ministers from Italy, Greece and Malta, travelled to Libya, which is currently de facto divided into eastern and western Libya, on Tuesday to discuss the refugee situation. The delegation was successful in Tripoli in western Libya, but the regime in eastern Libya, which the EU has not recognised as legitimate, denied it entry at Benghazi airport. What geopolitical forces are behind the incident and what impact will it have on the migration issue?
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