The West’s silence regarding the situation in Tunisia shows their support for autocratic regimes including those in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, who stand behind the coup, former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said in an article in El Mensajero. The former president of the European Commission added: “All of this has new question marks about the potential direct consequences on neighbouring Italy due to the increasing danger of COVID-19 and the expected immigration waves.” Prodi said that the external impact on the Tunisian arena is divided between Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, who support the autocratic measures taken by Tunisian Preisdent Kais Saied, against Qatar and Turkey, who support the political track of the Muslim Brotherhood, which makes up part of … Continue reading EU losing democracy in Tunisia in favour of autocracy of Saudi, Egypt