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The EU hopes to stem the number of refugees departing for Europe from the country’s coast during an economic crisis.

The European Union on Sunday offered millions of euros in financial support to Tunisia, to boost its economy and reduce the flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea into Europe.

The EU is considering a major financial package for the cash-strapped nation amid a growing refugee and migrant crisis.

Ursula von der Leyen says €900m will be macrofinancial assistance while €105m will help combat people-smuggling

Tunisia is hosting the leaders of Italy, the Netherlands and the European Union on Sunday for talks aimed at smoothing the way for an international bailout and restoring stability to a country that has become a major source of migration to Europe.

Tunisia is hosting the leaders of Italy, the Netherlands and the European Union for talks aimed at smoothing the way for an international bailout

The leaders of Italy and the Netherlands along with the EU Commission president travel to Tunisia on Sunday with a packet of initiatives to help create security in Tunisia, easing the way for a possible international bailout

Sahbi Atig has been hospitalised in intensive care after 25-day hunger strike in protest of his imprisonment.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will travel to Tunisia on Tuesday looking to make progress in unblocking loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the north African state, two diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Tunisia’s president is looking for ways to avoid a bailout package worth nearly $2bn that hinges upon reform.

‘This … system, goes back to the beys who needed to keep their courtiers happy to maintain their rule’, analyst says.