Moving to the new EU external action service, he continued as Asia Director before becoming the Union's senior coordinator in Libya in 2011, where he established the EU Delegation in Tripoli following the revolution, and helped launch the first European assistance programmes there.
Moving to the new EU external action service, Moran continued as Asia Director from 2006-2011 where he negotiated a number of EU partnership agreements. He then became the Union's senior coordinator in Libya in 2011, where he established the EU Delegation in Tripoli following the revolution, and helped launch the first European assistance programmes there.