Such operations, it said, were “run thanks to money, vehicles, equipment, intelligence and security forces provided by the EU and European countries”. Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania use the bloc’s funds to send thousands of people to the desert, says an investigation report“This is a difficult situation. Brussels has given 150 million euros ($160 million) to Tunisia under a recent accord, with more promised. It has also allocated 210 million euros to Mauritania and 624 million euros to Morocco under the cooperation agreements. But it said two EU sources acknowledged it was “impossible” to fully account for how the funding from Brussels was being used.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 22, 2024 02:33 UTC