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Concerned European Parliament to send its Human Rights Committee to Tunis

Belgian MEP Maria Arena. © Maria Arena/Twitter

A delegation of MEPs will visit Tunis to monitor human rights in the country and assess the political situation. The visit was prompted by the critical report of a previous delegation to the EU Foreign Affairs Committee. [...]

Published on 16/05/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Tunisia
Concerned European Parliament to send its Human Rights Committee to Tunis

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Italian aid agency to handle EU food security aid

Tunisia
After summer break, tensions look set to flare between EU and Kais Saied

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Extra marines to protect US embassy in Tunis

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Diplomatic blunder sends Saied on phantom Moscow trip

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