North African country, which agreed €1bn deal with EU to stem irregular migration, says it will take back only Tunisians
Tunisia has said it will not be a “reception centre” for returns of sub-Saharan migrants from Italy or any other country in Europe despite a groundbreaking €1bn deal signed on Sunday.
Authorities in the north African country are determined not to enter a contract similar to that which the UK has with Rwanda and will take back only Tunisians who have made irregular entry to the EU.
This appears to be a setback for the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, who won significant compromises last month in the wording of draft migration legislation that would enable authorities to return people to countries they were smuggled through even if they were in the country for only a few days or weeks.
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/17/tunisia-not-reception-centre-returns-sub-saharan-migrants-eu
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