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French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced 25 million euros in aid to buy Tunisia border policing equipment and train border guards. That comes on top of some 1 billion euros in various aid offers from the European Commission earlier this month, and new aid from Italy. Despite concerns about threats to human rights in Tunisia under Saied’s increasingly autocratic rule, Darmanin praised Tunisian authorities efforts to prevent migration. "We are on Tunisia’s side,” he said. dailysabah

The coast guard ship Diciotti is expected to arrive in Lampedusa on Tuesday morning to embark a further 600 people. As of mid morning on Monday 691 people had arrived on Lampedusa since midnight in 12 separate landings. On Sunday there were 15 landings with a total of 612 people. The boats departed from Tunisia and, to a lesser extent, Libya and were intercepted by coast guard and finance police patrol boats and accompanied to shore. The coast guard ship Diciotti is expected to arrive in Lampedusa on Tuesday morning to embark a further 600 people. ansa

Il discorso ripetuto dal presidente tunisino ieri, era inteso ad uso interno. Aveva comunque una valenza di ampio respiro.

Si tratta dello stesso concetto espresso dal ministro dell'interno all'epoca della visita della controparte italiana. Sì agli investimenti. Sì alla collaborazione tra i rispettivi comparti di sicurezza. No alle intrusioni sul fronte politico interno.

Se almeno in questa fase le trattative fossero state lasciate sul piano della sicurezza (immigrazione, AISE), e quindi senza i viaggi di team Europe e compagnia , forse l'Italia avrebbe già ottenuto qualche sviluppo positivo .