The EU Commission chief said the bloc would allocate 100 million euros ($112m) to Tunisia to help it combat undocumented migration. The deal is also said to promote macroeconomic stability, trade and investment, green energy transition and legal immigration. While Tunisian security forces continue to force people into the desert, #TeamEurope agreed to a new migration deal, in full knowledge of the atrocities that the Tunisian government is carrying out. Now the EU flaunts its new MoU with it, offering financial and political support in exchange of migration containment. — Michela Pugliese (@MichelaPuglies5) July 17, 2023Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR’s special envoy for the Western and Central Mediterranean migration situation, raised concerned over the registration of non-Tunisian refugees.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 17, 2023 11:53 UTC