EU accused of whitewashing Tunisian regime in bid to stem migration
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6CFZC)
Bloc is set to give country 860m despite rapid erosion of democracy since President Kais Saied took power in 2021
The children of prominent jailed Tunisian judges and politicians have accused the European Union of betraying its values by whitewashing the regime of President Kais Saied in the vain hope that he can stem the flow of migrants to Europe.
The EU is set to provide Tunisia with 1bn (860m) in aid despite the obliteration of democracy in the country over the past two years.
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