The European Commission’s whopping deal to resuscitate Tunisia’s economy as part of a wider effort to stem the flow of refugees to its borders has rights groups concerned that it is propping up President Kais Saied’s increasingly authoritarian government.
European Union representatives announced the assistance package amounting to more than 1 billion euros ($1.07bn) during a visit on Sunday to the North African country, embroiled in crises both economic and political in nature.
