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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll Brussels correspondent

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Tunisia will not be a reception centre for returning migrants | History Defined

Migrants escorted by police board a ferry on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Migrants escorted by police board a ferry on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

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.

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