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.
Development Assistance to Tunisia: debt for economic recovery
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.
Tunisia’s renewable energies threatened by foreign loans and PPPs
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.
In spite of red flags, Tunisia pushes forward with PPP
“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.”
A new face for the same “foreign support” to Tunisia
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.
Tunisians abroad dissatisfied with proposed representative authority
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.”
مشروع قانون “مجلس التونسيين بالخارج” يثير الجدل
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.
Liberalization of Tunisia’s agricultural sector: moving towards the inevitable?
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.”
Quantifying the unquantifiable: religion and politics in North Africa
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?
One news, different views: discussing journalism in the Mediterranean
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.