EU announces $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns over migration mount
PBS NewsHourMAR 2024
EU Signs $8B 'Strategic Partnership' With Egypt
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
This historic deal proves Europe can take action in times of global disruption and tension amid the ongoing war in Gaza. This agreement recognizes the strategic importance of Egypt, which borders Gaza, and will help secure Europe's energy security while providing Cairo with much-needed financial assistance. Closer strategic ties will also help promote democracy, fundamental freedoms, and human rights.
Establishment-critical narrative
This deal proves how little the EU values democracy and human rights. The EU is willing to cooperate with North African authoritarian regimes — including Egypt and Tunisia — when it's concerned about access to energy and increased migration. By bolstering the el-Sisi regime with deals of this type, the EU is complicit in Cairo's ongoing human rights abuses.