Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed has described as “derisory” the amount allocated by the European Union as part of an agreement to reduce migrant arrivals. It’s akin to charity,” he said. In fact, Brussels only intends to release 42 million euros out of the 105 million planned. “Tunisia does not accept anything that resembles charity or favor, because our country and our people do not want sympathy and do not accept it when it is disrespectful,” he said, according to a statement from the presidency. According to the Tunisian government, this amount betrays the spirit of the agreement signed in Tunis at the Rome conference in July.