It faced a " challenge to its political credibility " but this was also " an opportunity to support effective European diplomacy throughout the region and to revive the peace process ".
Vasarā turpinājās arī nelegālās imigrācijas pieaugums Eiropas Savienībā, tūkstošiem cilvēku no Āfrikas ierodoties Lampedūzas un Kanāriju salās.