Dans un rapport préparé pour le Département de l’agriculture des États-Unis en 2014, l’ancien spécialiste agricole et l’actuel Premier ministre Youssef Chahed offre aux chercheurs, entrepreneurs, et lobbyistes américains en biotechnologie un résumé du marché, de la production, et des régulations gouvernant le domaine en Tunisie.
In a letter to Barack Obama on July 27, 121 American analysts and former diplomats called upon the President to make an official visit to Tunisia before the end of his term in January. While some openly request official support for Tunisia, the possible appointment of Youssef Chahed, former employee of the American embassy in Tunis, raises questions around the less overt forms of US engagement with its unique North African partner.
The 31st International Amateur Film Festival of Kelibia (FIFAK) will take place next month, August 7-13. Yesterday morning at the Rio movie theater in Tunis, the Tunisian Federation of Amateur Filmmakers (FTCA), held a press conference to present this year’s edition. Created in 1964, the FIFAK is the continent’s oldest film festival.
Over the long weekend of July 22-25, the campaign Manich Msamah, [I will not pardon] against the economic and financial reconciliation draft law occupied the streets of eleven cities throughout the country. Marches and sit-ins throughout the month of July have multiplied as ARP deputies resume discussions concerning the measure originally submitted to parliament in July 2015.
At roundtable events in the presence of EU funders and Tunisians who work in art and culture, the Ministry of Culture affirms that it has moved beyond words and is in the phase of action. With European Union’s recent designation of four million euros to the sector, the question remains whether or not such support will accompany the implementation of new policies, and specifically a framework ensuring the social and economic security of artists in Tunisia.
Announcing a new maritime operation in the Mediterranean and intelligence center in Tunisia, NATO has asserted that it intends to intensify its role and partnerships “to support the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL.” While some compare NATO’s declarations following the July 9 Warsaw Summit to the EU’s maritime military strategy, calling it the “militarization of misery,” others have highlighted the intent to establish an enduring presence in the south of the Mediterranean, and Tunisia in particular.
A travers une nouvelle opération maritime en Méditerranée et un centre de renseignement en Tunisie, l’OTAN s’engage à renforcer son rôle et ses partenariats dans « la lutte contre le terrorisme ». Plusieurs observateurs lisent autrement le communiqué de l’OTAN du 9 juillet 2016. Certains y voient une « militarisation de la misère » quand d’autres soulignent le désir d’implantation durable au sud de la Méditerranée et plus particulièrement en Tunisie.
As ally countries and financial institutions have obliged government requests for continued support with new lending agreements, Tunisia concedes to loan upon loan to pay back its debts.
Observations about the “privatization of profits and nationalization of losses” associated with foreign investment and PPPs in Morocco resonate with concerns in Tunisia about European financial and technical assistance for renewable energies.
“Practically, realistically, it is inevitable that we move towards PPP,” said Minister of Development Yassine Brahim during a June 14 conference on Finance, PPP, and Sustainable Development at the IACE. “Let’s work instead on how to pursue them while minimizing the risks … it’s a good way to accelerate the country’s development.”
Assessing Tunisia’s resistance to political and economic reforms, the Atlantic Council observes that “old guard networks are present throughout the political system, the business world, and security institutions,” and proposes that Western donors adopt new support strategy to help Tunisia progress in its democratization process.
Members of the Coordination of Associations for Immigration and Tunisians Abroad (CAITE) gathered in Tunis last Thursday to articulate their demands for a representative body. The association has criticized the associated Draft Law 015/2015 concerning the creation of a National Council, which CAITE members “cannot accept in its present version.”
انعقدت اليوم 02 جوان 2016، على الساعة العشرة صباحا في العاصمة، ندوة صحفية نظمتها عدد من مكونات المجتمع المدني لتقديم موقفها حول مشروع قانون إحداث “مجلس التونسيين بالخارج”. هذا المشروع الذّي لم يتم المصادقة عليه بعد رغم إعداده منذ شهر جويلية 2015، ما يزال محورا للنقاشات بين مختلف الأطراف ذات العلاقة نظرا لحجم الجالية التونسية المقيمة خارج البلاد التي تناهز10% من التونسيين، وضرورة وضع إطار قانوني لحماية حقوقها في الداخل والخارج.
Amidst a circle of union representatives, business-owners, farmers, and researchers, reservations and concerns regarding the impact of a free trade agreement on Tunisia’s agricultural sector were part of a debate that was ultimately less about whether or not than how to proceed with a “greater integration into the European economic space.”
On May 10, Tunisian polling institution SIGMA Conseil and German foundation Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) presented the results of their survey “Religion and Politics in North Africa.” How accurately do study findings reflect society’s views on issues as elusive and multifaceted as religious and national identity?
On the morning of May 13, more than thirty individuals from Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spain, Italy, and France gathered in a small conference room in Tunis. Their assignment: to discuss the practice of journalism in the south and north of the Mediterranean. A non-exhaustive overview on some of the points made and questions raised throughout the day.
The recently revealed emails of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shed light on a cast of key characters and their roles in informing the decisions, diplomatic phone calls, and initiatives that constitute US response to what was unfolding in Tunisia at the time of revolution.
Parmi les 1001 bilans faits de la Tunisie postrévolutionnaire, le travail du sociologue Choukri Hmed, « Au-delà de l’exception tunisienne », s’avère plutôt…exceptionnel. La démarche de l’auteur ne consiste pas à « établir un bilan provisoire des années de transition, ni de minimiser l’importance des réalisations politiques incontestables, mais de souligner qu’au-delà de l’exceptionnalité tunisienne subsistent des réalités sociales, politiques et économiques qui représentent autant de failles et de risques de ce processus révolutionnaire singulier ».
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