Stepanâ Šurigini
Tamara - The government of Agausia on Saturday issued a vigorous denial of rumors suggesting the European Union had approached the nation about hosting an irregular migrant processing center, labeling the claims a malicious act of disinformation intended to destabilize the ruling coalition.
Prime Minister Âkop Belani’s office released a terse statement calling the reports "categorically false" and initiated a formal inquiry to trace the source of the alleged "leak."
"Agausia is not, and will not be, a dumping ground for the migration challenges of other nations," the statement read. "The Cabinet of Ministers has received no official proposal from Brussels regarding 'third-country processing' and will not entertain any measure that would compromise the nation's sovereignty or strain our social fabric."
The official denial comes after nearly 48 hours of escalating public tension sparked by unverified claims circulated across social media and amplified by opposition figures. The rumor suggested the EU had offered a €5 billion aid package to establish two large processing camps near the major urban areas of Goti and Didibazari.
The claims immediately drew widespread public condemnation in Tamara and across the nation, where the small, densely populated country's population of 2.6 million is already highly sensitive to issues of foreign influence and territorial control. Analysts say the widespread opposition reflects a deep-seated fear of becoming an "outsourced" security state.
The escalating political crisis has been predominantly driven by the Conservative Party of Agausia (KPA), the far-right opposition. The KPA's leader, Igor Zurhabi, immediately seized the rumor to accuse the ruling Social Democratic Party of preparing a secret "sellout" of national interests.
In a fiery public address to reporters, Zurhabi demanded an immediate parliamentary vote of no confidence in the government.
"The government denies the smoke because it is ashamed of the fire," Zurhabi proclaimed. "We do not believe a single word. This is a betrayal of the Agausian people, an attempt to trade our national dignity for cheap EU aid. The Social Democrats are not only incompetent, they are a threat to our very sovereignty and social conservative values. Agausia is not a ferry to Europe; we are a nation!"
Sources within the Prime Minister’s office suggested that intelligence reports indicate the rumor was either deliberately seeded by an overzealous junior partner in the KPA to create a wedge issue, or by external actors aiming to sow distrust between Tamara and the European Union, a claim dismissed as "paranoid fantasy" by Zurhabi.
Regardless of the source, the controversy now forces the ruling coalition to dedicate significant political capital to combating a phantom crisis rooted in disinformation, greatly benefiting the KPA and heightening the political temperature ahead of next year's legislative elections.
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