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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll Brussels correspondent

Tunisia should not get ‘€1bn on a silver plate’ in migration deal, says MEP

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, left, shaking hands with the Tunisian president, Kais Saied, in Tunis in June.
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen (left) meeting the Tunisian president, Kais Saied, in Tunis in June. Photograph: Italian Premier Office/AP

The EU should not be allowed to sign off on a controversial migration pact with Tunisia without intervening over human rights breaches and a “breakdown” in its democracy, European parliamentarians have argued.

The French MEP Mounir Satouri said it was not right that Tunisia should be given “€1bn on a silver plate”. “That cannot happen,” he said, outlining the European parliament’s role as co-legislator in the EU.

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