Summary:

On 29 June 2023, the European Council held a strategic discussion regarding irregular migration and economic development in the Mediterranean region, with Tunisia featuring heavily in the conversations.

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen – who visited Tunisia earlier in June with a delegation of European leaders – called the recent aid package for Tunisia totaling nearly €1 billion a “blueprint” for a managing irregular migration outside of European Union borders.

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