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Europe overhauls funding to Tunisia after Guardian exposes migrant abuse

Allegations of rape, beatings and collusion by EU-funded security forces prompt shift in migration arrangements

The Guardian - UK

EU refuses to publish findings of Tunisia human rights inquiry

Inquiry preceded controversial migration deal linked to claims of abuse in increasingly authoritarian country

The Guardian - UK

EU unable to retrieve €150m paid to Tunisia despite links to rights violations

Concerns are growing that funds from the migration deal are connected to abuses by the repressive regime in Tunis

The Guardian - UK

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'We are asking for a public inquiry' into migrant deaths at sea: European Ombudsman

Alarmed by a recent series of maritime emergencies involving migrants trying to reach European shores, Europe's top ethics watchdog is calling on the EU’s authorities to open a public investigation into thousands of deaths in the Mediterranean Sea. European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly demanded an independent commission of inquiry as part…

France 24

EU Rules Must Change To Avoid New Migrant Ship Tragedy: Ombudsman

Rules making the EU's border and coast guard agency Frontex dependent on national authorities need to change to avoid a repeat of a migrant ship tragedy off Greece last year that cost some 600 lives, an official probe concluded Wednesday.

International Business Times

EU risks becoming 'complicit' in migrant deaths, watchdog warns

The European Union may be complicit in migrant deaths unless the border agency Frontex withdraws from countries that fail to rescue migrants at sea or violate their fundamental right, a report on Wednesday warned.

Radio France Internationale

EU faces human rights questions over Tunisia migration pact

The EU ombudsman has demanded that Brussels explain how it will ensure that its pact with Tunisia to curb migration will not breach human rights standards.

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EU watchdog opens probe in role of bloc's border agency in Mediterranean shipwreck tragedy

The European Union’s official watchdog says it has opened a probe into the role of the bloc’s Frontex border agency in the shipwreck off Greece last month that is feared to have killed hundreds of people in the Mediterranean Sea

The Independent UK

Watchdog investigates EU border agency’s role after Greece boat disaster

Ombudsman to examine search and rescue role of Frontex after at least 500 people drowned in tragedy

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog sees fault in EU Commission tobacco contacts

The European ombudsman has made an initial finding that the European Commission's failure to be fully transparent about its meetings with the tobacco industry constitutes maladministration and is demanding an answer within three months.

Reuters

EU watchdog seeks powers, funds for lawmaker probe body

European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly says that a European Parliament body supervising anti-lobbying and lawmakers' conduct rules must be given the power and money to launch independent investigations

The Independent UK

EU Commission 'has a responsibility to come clean' on 'Pfizergate': EU Ombudsman

Emily O'Reilly, who heads the EU Ombudsman, says she has been stonewalled by the European Commission when asking for information in relation to the "Pfizergate" affair. At the core of this controversy is an exchange of text messages between the EU Commission chief and the CEO of Pfizer in the…

France 24

Ombudswoman says missing EU Pfizer vaccine deal texts are "wake-up call"

The European Union's ombudswoman criticised the European Commission for failing to find and publish text messages between the executive's president, Ursula von der Leyen, and the head of Pfizer negotiating a massive COVID-19 vaccine deal.

Reuters

Watchdog reprimands EU executive for failing to share Von der Leyen texts

European Commission ‘gave no good reason’ why its president’s messages with Pfizer were not released

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European Commission defiant over Von der Leyen’s Pfizer texts

EU executive defends its right not to keep records of president’s messages after rebuke from ombudsman

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