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Mr President, in the first years following the end of French colonial rule nearly 50 years ago, Tunisia appeared to be a model of a modern and tolerant democracy. Compared with other Arab countries, it has had, since then, a good record on health care and women’s rights. The only imperfection in this positive development at the time was the glorification of Habib Bourgiba, the man who considered himself to be the Father of the Nation. His authoritarian traits were later adopted, and reinforced, by successors who were far less popular. These successors have constantly identified threats against which the state has to protect itself. In order to maintain the stability of a state unencumbered by opposition or a free press, they have taken steps to gradually curb freedom and democracy. The upshot is that non-governmental organisations cannot function freely and that people with a critical attitude end up behind bars.
Europe is still too lenient in its judgment of Tunisia, but it is time we made it clear that that country is moving further away from Europe. My group believes that this should be spelled out more clearly than it is in the proposed resolution."@en1
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