EU Commission sells out for migration deal with Tunisia’s president Kaïs Saied
On 16 June, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, agreed with the President of Tunisia, Kaïs Saied, to implement the comprehensive partnership package announced jointly on 11 June 2023. This came in the context of grave violations of the rights of migrants and asylum seekers, as well as an escalation of restrictions on civil and political rights.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) fails to address core human rights concerns observed in Tunisia, which include grave violations of...