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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

An EP delegation visits Tunisia

Migration will be in the spotlight 13-16 July when a delegation of six MEPs from the Civil Rights Committee visits Tunisia to assess the problems caused by the exodus of immigrants from Tunisia to the Italian island of Lampedusa following the revolution."Europe must address the challenges posed by this situation, particularly the treatment of refugees, humanitarian aid as well as the impact on the migratory flow towards Europe," said Maltese EPP member Simon Busuttil, who is leading the delegation."Our delegation will help us understand better how we can help alleviate the situation. We will do this by talking directly to the refugees, to the international organisations running their camps and to the Tunisian authorities".

Programme

On Wednesday afternoon the delegation will meet with UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and with the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Agency, ECHO.

Delegation
- Simon Busuttil, Maltese, EPP
- Claude Moraes, UK, S&D
- Judith Sargentini, Dutch, Greens
- Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Spanish, EPP
- Nathalie Griesbeck, French, ALDE
- Sylvie Guillaume, French S&D

On Thursday, the MEPs will visit the Choucha UNHCR refugee camp and the Ras Jdir Red Cross/Red Crescent camp at the border with Libya.

On Friday the group will be in Tunis for meetings with Prime Minister Beji Caid El Sebsi, Foreign Minister Mohamed Mouldi Kefi, Interior Minister Habib Essid, Social Affairs Minister Mohamed Ennaceur and the EU Head of Mission and US Ambassador.

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