Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I do not have much else to add, but the issue of the funding that emanates from the EU and goes to Tunisia is important. There must be some sort of consequences in respect of what the Tunisian Government is doing. I say this because if we look at what happened several decades ago during the Ben Ali dictatorship, we can see that this Tunisian Government is doing exactly the same as he was doing, not only to the people of the country but to the opposition there. As a beacon of democracy and solidarity with the Tunisian people, surely the EU will have to stand up to this kind of xenophobic and authoritarian regime.

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