On 28 February the EU imposed sanctions against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, implementing resolution 1970 (2011) adopted by the UN’s Security Council on 26 February and imposing additional EU measures. The sanctions include an embargo on arms, ammunition and equipment that could be used for the repression of protesters; an assets freeze; and a visa ban on Colonel Gaddafi, members of his family and other persons involved in the violent crackdown on the civilian population. In the last days France has gone a step further by recognizing the Libyan opposition movement and expressing its readiness to intervene; a move which…