An internal EU report reveals growing concern over the Tunisian president's crackdown on dissent and shrinking civic space. The report highlights a difficult balancing act for the EU between upholding human rights and maintaining cooperation with Tunisia on migration and stability.
The EU fears its credibility is at stake as it seeks to weigh growing concerns about the crushing of dissent inAn internal report drafted by the EU’s diplomatic service , seen by the Guardian, details “a clear deterioration of the political climate and a shrinking civic space” under the Tunisia n president,EU officials expect Saied to remain in power after presidential elections on 6 October.
And the report lays bare the fears of Borrell’s team that the EU’s credibility could suffer as the bloc seeks to weigh human rights with curbing migration and pursuing broader ties. “This will entail striking an increasingly difficult balance between the EU’s credibility in terms of values and its interest in staying constructively engaged with the Tunisian authorities,” it notes..
“By expanding cooperation with Tunisia in order for international migration control,” he said, the EU “has given quite some leverage to Tunisia”.
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