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Now playing Next Europe News Children of Tunisian political prisoners request ICC probe The children of four opposition figures imprisoned in Tunisia have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an investigation into the political persecution and human rights violations allegedly committed by President Kais Saied's government. 05/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded The EU says it must enlarge. But why did it stop in the first place? Enlargement is regularly touted as the EU’s most effective foreign policy, but since its biggest wave of new members joined in 2004, the process has largely stalled. 05/10/2023
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