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The Dutch PM Mark Rutte, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, president of Tunisia Kaïs Saïed, and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni at their meeting in Tunis on Sunday (from left to right) (Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service)

No details on new EU aid to curb migrants from Tunisia

The European Commission on Monday (12 June) said it cannot yet release details behind €105m to prevent migrants from leaving Tunisia.

The €105m figure is part of a €1bn aid agreement, announced in Tunis on Sunday by European Commission president Von der Leyen, along prime ministers of Italy and the Netherlands, Giorgia Meloni and Mark Rutte, hosted by Tunisian president Kais Saied.

A spokesperson said a memorandum of understanding first needs to be agreed.

But similar past p...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

The Dutch PM Mark Rutte, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, president of Tunisia Kaïs Saïed, and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni at their meeting in Tunis on Sunday (from left to right) (Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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