The European Commission will invest €100 million in anti-smuggling activities, border management, search and rescue operation, and migrant returns to Tunisia as part of a €1 billion investment plan. Tunisia’s President Saied, who has governed by decree since dismissing his government and parliament in July 2021, has faced similar criticism. EU migration pactEU home affairs ministers agreed on a position on the so-called EU migration pact last Thursday (8 June), a series of laws that would create an EU regulatory framework for welcoming and receiving migrants and asylum seekers. The payments will go into a common EU fund – managed by the EU Commission – to finance projects aimed at addressing the root causes of migration, said EU officials. EU ministers reach 'historic' deal on migrant relocation EU home affairs ministers reached a migration deal described as ‘historic’ by officials that would see EU states pay €20,000 for each migrant that they refuse to host.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 12, 2023 14:01 UTC