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Now playing Next Europe News Tunisia snubs Brussels and refunds €60 million in EU aid The Tunisian government has sent back the €60 million in EU funds that were released last week, the European Commission confirmed on Thursday. 12/10/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News Children of Tunisian political prisoners request ICC probe The children of four opposition figures imprisoned in Tunisia have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an investigation into the political persecution and human rights violations allegedly committed by President Kais Saied's government. 05/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Tunisia can 'wire back' EU money if it doesn't want it: Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, the European Commissioner for enlargement and neighbourhood, has said Tunisia is free to "wire back" the €60 million in EU funds that were transferred earlier this week. 05/10/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News EU releases €127 million in aid for Tunisia amid Lampedusa crisis The European Commission announced on Friday the first round of payments under the contentious EU-Tunisia memorandum of understanding. 22/09/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU risks breaking aid rules in bid to curb African migration - Oxfam The European Union could be breaching international rules by using aid intended to promote development in Africa to stem migration into Europe, according to a new report by Oxfam. 21/09/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU watchdog demands answers on controversial Tunisia migration deal The European Ombudsman is seeking clarifications on the contentious EU-Tunisia deal signed in July amid concerns of human rights violations. 15/09/2023
Now playing Next Europe News Tunisia denies entry to five MEPs on foreign affairs committee The Tunisian authorities have denied entry to five members of the European Parliament's foreign affairs (AFET) committee, who were due to start an official mission to the country on Thursday. 14/09/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News EU and Tunisia must stem migration, but respect human rights - Weber The EU must work with Tunisia to bring the number of illegal migrants down while respecting their right to human dignity, the leader of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, told Euronews. 01/09/2023
Now playing Next Tunisia Euroviews. How to fix Tunisia’s economic misery with a fair and bold IMF program Economic reforms are inherently political, but they should be designed to address the concerns and aspirations of the population impacted by them, Timothy Kaldas and Ayoub Menzli write. 30/08/2023
Now playing Next Italy Why are migrants landing in Lampedusa being moved by authorities? Migrants arriving on the Italian island of Lampedusa are being relocated to towns and cities across the mainland, often on the back of arduous journies across the Mediterranean Sea 28/08/2023
Now playing Next Tunisia Tunisia and Libya agree to share responsibility for stranded migrants A spokesperson for Tunisia's interior ministry said migrants were transferred to reception centres and provided with health and psychological care, with the help of the Tunisian Red Crescent. 11/08/2023
Now playing Next Italy Four shipwrecks in five days: Why migrants keep dying in the Med Forty-one migrants died off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to the only four survivors, in the latest shipwrecks reported in the Mediterranean Sea. 09/08/2023
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