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The Tunisia agreement was signed last summer and is seen as a template for future pacts. From left to right, Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Tunisia's president Kais Saied and Italy's Giorgia Meloni (Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service)

MEPs blast EU commission over Tunisia migrant deal

MEPs are becoming increasingly frustrated with the European Commission for pumping €150m into Tunisia amid accusations the European Parliament is being sidelined and ignored.

The frustration is not limited to the moral dilemma of the EU supporting an autocratic regime steeped in human-rights abuses, spanning a widespread crackdown on civil society, opposition, and sub-Saharan migrants.

On Wednesday (13 March) in Strasbourg, ME...

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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 Tunisia agreement was signed last summer and is seen as a template for future pacts. From left to right, Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Tunisia's president Kais Saied and Italy's Giorgia Meloni (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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