Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called Friday in Brussels to support Tunisia , which is facing a serious financial crisis, expressing her fear that its difficulties could lead to "provoking an unprecedented wave of migration" towards Europe.

"I raised the issue of Tunisia before the European Council, because not everyone may be aware of the dangers posed by the situation in Tunisia and the need to support stability in a country suffering from major financial problems," she told reporters, explaining that she also raised the issue during the bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

In response to a question about a possible Italian-French mission to Tunisia with the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs, Ylva Johansson, Meloni said, "Yes, there is a mission at the level of the two foreign ministers. Many are heading to Tunisia at the present time."

"If we don't deal with these problems appropriately, there is a risk of sparking an unprecedented wave of immigration," said the prime minister, whose far-right government tends to take an anti-immigration approach.

Georgia Meloni also discussed the situation in Tunisia with the European Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, who "will go there in the coming days." And she stressed "the need to work at the diplomatic level to persuade the two parties, the International Monetary Fund and the Tunisian government, to conclude an agreement to achieve financial stability."

Tunisia has been negotiating for months with the International Monetary Fund to obtain a loan of about two billion dollars, but it seems that discussions between the two parties have stopped since the announcement of a preliminary agreement in mid-October.

For his part, the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Monday that the situation in Tunisia is "extremely dangerous," even pointing to the risk of "collapse" of the state, which is likely to "cause an influx of migrants towards the European Union and cause instability in the region." Middle East and North Africa".

Tunisia denounced Borrell's statements, saying they were "inappropriate" with the situation.