Has Europe closed its doors?

What about the human rights so dear to the Union?

When the European Union was born, it built its mission on two major pillars:

human rights and the free movement
the free movement of people within its borders.

Today, however, these fine principles seem far less important than the arrival of thousands of migrants from Africa. Today, the European Parliament is ready to turn a blind eye to these ideals so that fewer people enter member countries.

The "original sin", according to some, was the Italo-Libyan agreement with former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who promised then Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to ensure that the flow of immigrants through Libya would be stopped or at least controlled. This will lead to some rather violent actions, including torture of those leaving war-torn countries.

As recently as July 2023, the Union made a pact with Tunisia, whose democratic regime has been reduced to shreds. For large sums of money, the country guaranteed that migrants would not try to enter via Greece or the Mediterranean.

This has led the government to exile asylum seekers in the middle of the desert. A situation denounced by human rights associations, but defended by most MEPs, who would rather see African countries develop solutions to stop people wanting to leave.

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