While the revolt against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya festers and spreads, countries, companies and institutions are beginning to plan the departure of their nationals and workers. Foreign ministers of the EU are meeting this week in Brussels to agree a joint unreservedly condemns the crackdown on protests in Libya, where the six days of clashes between opponents and security forces have caused at least 233 people, according to Human Rights Watch estimates.
The Spanish representative at the meeting, Trinidad Jimenez, added that it also explored the possibility of ordering the evacuation of its citizens, something that has made France and companies like BP and Norway's Statoil. Anticipating a possible decision by the EU, Paris is closed French schools in Libya and has urged its citizens to return home, as announced by the French Minister for European Affairs, Laurent Wauquiez.
The official reported that 30 people have been transferred from Benghazi, where the revolt is hotter, until Tripoli. "We're trying to organize things so that French schools closed and we are encouraging French citizens and their families in Tripoli and in general to return to France." Some 750 French people live in Libya, according Wauquiez.
Austria, meanwhile, announced the dispatch of a military plane to Malta for a possible evacuation of Austrian Libya or other surrounding countries, like Portugal announced, would send a plane to Tripoli. United Kingdom, but is waiting for events, has ordered the families of embassy employees to leave the country on regular flights.
Furthermore, his foreign minister, William Hague said that "calculated the needs for evacuation as the situation develops." In any case, has called for "those who can leave the country safely on commercial flights should do." For its part, Spain, for the moment, is limited to de voyage "nonessential" to Libya and urged residents in the country to "stay informed at all times about the situation and increase the necessary prudence and caution to these demonstrations and riots.
" Italy also advises against travel to the country. Norwegian oil company Statoil, working on two sites, has already begun to evacuate "a handful" of its foreign workers in Libya. "Our headquarters in Tripoli is closed," said Baard Glad Pedersen, a spokesman for the company. BP also has announced it is preparing to evacuate some of its staff, which has 140 employees, as well as aeronautics Finmeccanica, which has already evacuated their "less than 10" employees Although the EU has not yet carried out a general evacuation order, which the Foreign Ministers discussed this morning, Spanish Foreign Minister himself has evoked the possibility.
"We are extremely worried about violence, we are coordinating the possible evacuation of EU citizens in Libya, particularly in Benghazi," said Spanish Minister upon his arrival at the meeting of foreign ministers of member countries. Before that meeting, the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Catherine Ashton, has issued a note that reads, "The Council condemns the ongoing crackdown against peaceful demonstrators in Libya and deplores the violence and death civilians.
" The note argues that "the EU is extremely concerned about developments in Libya and killing a large number of protesters." It adds that "we condemn the crackdown on peaceful demonstrators and deplore the use of violence and civilian deaths, and to express their condolences for the victims.
Therefore, "urged the authorities to exercise restraint and calm, and asked to refrain immediately from continued use of violence against peaceful demonstrators. Freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, as set forth in the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights are the rights and freedoms of every human being must be respected and protected.
"EU Requests that the system "immediately cease blocking public access to Internet and mobile networks, as well as to lift the restrictions on the work of the media. Finally, it encourages dialogue between Libyan forces to address" the legitimate aspirations and calls for reform by the people.
"Alarm at Brussels warnings of the risk of civil war launched by the son of dictator Muammar Gaddafi have on all alarms in Brussels, the risk of a hypothetical conflict splash to Europe for economic impact and the fear of waves of migration. Thus, the French government has called upon the international community has done everything in their power to prevent the outbreak of war in the African country.
"We are extremely concerned and shocked and condemn strongly what is happening, a wave of unprecedented violence, which can lead to a long and extremely violent civil war, "he assured Francois Baroin, spokesman for the Elysee, in an interview this morning with radio Europe 1. "The crackdown has begun and we must do everything necessary at a diplomatic level to coordinate the positions of America and Europe to prevent something drastic happens," he added.
Meanwhile the U.S. is considering "all appropriate action" in response to the violence in Libya. Washington will take careful note of the televised speech the dictator's son to articulate a response, said an official source. Saif el-Islam left no room for dialogue or the reforms sought by tens of thousands of people on the street.
On the contrary, threatened with civil war and vowed to fight until "the last man." The U.S. president, Barack Obama, his advisers receives updated information from the evolution of the crisis in Libya and his administration will seek "clarification" of Tripoli. 
The Spanish representative at the meeting, Trinidad Jimenez, added that it also explored the possibility of ordering the evacuation of its citizens, something that has made France and companies like BP and Norway's Statoil. Anticipating a possible decision by the EU, Paris is closed French schools in Libya and has urged its citizens to return home, as announced by the French Minister for European Affairs, Laurent Wauquiez.
The official reported that 30 people have been transferred from Benghazi, where the revolt is hotter, until Tripoli. "We're trying to organize things so that French schools closed and we are encouraging French citizens and their families in Tripoli and in general to return to France." Some 750 French people live in Libya, according Wauquiez.
Austria, meanwhile, announced the dispatch of a military plane to Malta for a possible evacuation of Austrian Libya or other surrounding countries, like Portugal announced, would send a plane to Tripoli. United Kingdom, but is waiting for events, has ordered the families of embassy employees to leave the country on regular flights.
Furthermore, his foreign minister, William Hague said that "calculated the needs for evacuation as the situation develops." In any case, has called for "those who can leave the country safely on commercial flights should do." For its part, Spain, for the moment, is limited to de voyage "nonessential" to Libya and urged residents in the country to "stay informed at all times about the situation and increase the necessary prudence and caution to these demonstrations and riots.
" Italy also advises against travel to the country. Norwegian oil company Statoil, working on two sites, has already begun to evacuate "a handful" of its foreign workers in Libya. "Our headquarters in Tripoli is closed," said Baard Glad Pedersen, a spokesman for the company. BP also has announced it is preparing to evacuate some of its staff, which has 140 employees, as well as aeronautics Finmeccanica, which has already evacuated their "less than 10" employees Although the EU has not yet carried out a general evacuation order, which the Foreign Ministers discussed this morning, Spanish Foreign Minister himself has evoked the possibility.
"We are extremely worried about violence, we are coordinating the possible evacuation of EU citizens in Libya, particularly in Benghazi," said Spanish Minister upon his arrival at the meeting of foreign ministers of member countries. Before that meeting, the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Catherine Ashton, has issued a note that reads, "The Council condemns the ongoing crackdown against peaceful demonstrators in Libya and deplores the violence and death civilians.
" The note argues that "the EU is extremely concerned about developments in Libya and killing a large number of protesters." It adds that "we condemn the crackdown on peaceful demonstrators and deplore the use of violence and civilian deaths, and to express their condolences for the victims.
Therefore, "urged the authorities to exercise restraint and calm, and asked to refrain immediately from continued use of violence against peaceful demonstrators. Freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, as set forth in the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights are the rights and freedoms of every human being must be respected and protected.
"EU Requests that the system "immediately cease blocking public access to Internet and mobile networks, as well as to lift the restrictions on the work of the media. Finally, it encourages dialogue between Libyan forces to address" the legitimate aspirations and calls for reform by the people.
"Alarm at Brussels warnings of the risk of civil war launched by the son of dictator Muammar Gaddafi have on all alarms in Brussels, the risk of a hypothetical conflict splash to Europe for economic impact and the fear of waves of migration. Thus, the French government has called upon the international community has done everything in their power to prevent the outbreak of war in the African country.
"We are extremely concerned and shocked and condemn strongly what is happening, a wave of unprecedented violence, which can lead to a long and extremely violent civil war, "he assured Francois Baroin, spokesman for the Elysee, in an interview this morning with radio Europe 1. "The crackdown has begun and we must do everything necessary at a diplomatic level to coordinate the positions of America and Europe to prevent something drastic happens," he added.
Meanwhile the U.S. is considering "all appropriate action" in response to the violence in Libya. Washington will take careful note of the televised speech the dictator's son to articulate a response, said an official source. Saif el-Islam left no room for dialogue or the reforms sought by tens of thousands of people on the street.
On the contrary, threatened with civil war and vowed to fight until "the last man." The U.S. president, Barack Obama, his advisers receives updated information from the evolution of the crisis in Libya and his administration will seek "clarification" of Tripoli.
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