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May 21st, local time, according to media reports, the European Union is expected to provide new economic support to help Tunisia step up efforts to prevent illegal departures in the Mediterranean Sea. Since the beginning of 2021, more than 10,000 stowaways have crossed the Mediterranean from Tunisia to Italy, but hundreds have died in the process.
Ylva Johansson, the EU’s commissioner for internal affairs, said the EU wanted to stop illegal smuggling by strengthening security cooperation. She also said that most Tunisians arriving illegally would be repatriated.
