News Tunisia Tunisia: Tunisia rejects EU financial aid, casting doubt on an immigration deal
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday rejected financial support announced by the European Union in September, saying the amount is small and goes against a deal signed three months ago. Saied's move could undermine the "strategic partnership" from July that includes measures on combating human traffickers and tightening borders, and which came during a sharp increase in boats heading to Europe from the North African nation. The European Commission last month said it would disburse 127 million euros ($133 million) in aid to Tunisia as part of the deal to fight illegal immigration from Africa to Europe.
News Tunisia Tunisia: Tunisia rejects European funds and says they fall short of a deal for migration and financial aid
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia on Monday announced it would reject an installment of funds sent by Europe to help the debt-ridden country patrol the Mediterranean Sea as migrant boat crossings spike to levels not seen in several years. President Kais Saied on Monday accused the European Union of not following through on agreements made earlier this year […]
News Tunisia Tunisia: Tunisia: Linedata and Moovjee join forces to support local startups and entrepreneurs
Linedata, a global provider of asset management and credit technology, data, and services, announced, on July 5, its strategic partnership with Moovjee, a ...
News Tunisia Tunisia: Tunisia: COTUNACE achieves net profit of TND 4.7 million in 2022
The Compagnie Tunisienne pour l'Assurance du Commerce Extérieur (COTUNACE) said it made a net profit of TND 4.7 million in the financial year 2022, noting ...
News Tunisia Tunisia: How EU policies have turned Tunisia into Africa's graveyard
Of the promised partnership between Tunisia and the EU, Tababi noted: “This rhetoric is old. Any partnership with the EU will be an unequal one. And for the EU, it is all about turning Tunisia into ...
News Tunisia Tunisia: Tunisia to restore curfew and ban gatherings over COVID
Tunisia will re-impose a night curfew and ban all gatherings for two weeks starting from Thursday to counter the rapid spread of COVID-19, the government said on Wednesday in a move critics decried as ...
News Tunisia Tunisia: Several Challenges Face Tunisia, Region in 2022
The countries of the southern Mediterranean, including Tunisia, are facing several economic, social, political and security challenges in 2022. The situation has been complicated by the coronavirus pa ...