This is the result of the visit to Tunisia of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, and the outgoing Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte. The three politicians were in Tunis a month ago, but then failed to convince the Tunisian president to accept the agreement. This agreement was particularly important for Italy, which is exposed to migratory pressure, as Tunisia is one of the main transfer points for migrants to Europe.
The EU has signed a migration agreement with Tunisia
The EU is to provide Tunisia with almost one billion euros. Although the agreement is broad, as it provides for economic support, strengthening investments and implementation of energy projects, its most important point is migration. The signing of the agreement was announced by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. – We must crack down on the criminal networks of smugglers and human traffickers. They take advantage of people’s desperation and we have to break their audacious business model – she emphasized and announced work on an operational partnership to counter smuggling and strengthening the coordination of search and rescue activities. “We have agreed to work together on border protection, anti-smuggling, returns and root causes,” Ursula von der Leyen added. As she noted, everything will be done in full respect of international law.
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Source: Gazeta
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