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MEPs blast Commission for signing deal with Tunisia's 'cruel dictator'

Members of the European Parliament denounced on Tuesday a new memorandum of understanding signed with Tunisia.

18/07/2023

Europe Decoded

The contentious EU-Tunisia deal is here. What exactly is in it?

Following weeks of intense negotiations, the European Union and Tunisia have finally signed a memorandum of understanding covering topics ranging from migration to economic cooperation.

17/07/2023

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Libyan border guards rescue migrants in remote desert area

Border guards in Libya have rescued a group of migrants who said they were left in the remote desert area by authorities in neighbouring Tunisia.

17/07/2023

Tunisia

Tunisia and EU sign a 'partnership' on economy and migration

The European Union and Tunisia signed a memorandum of understanding for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" on renewable energies, economic development, and irregular migration.

16/07/2023

Tunisia

15 more migrants found dead off Tunisia's coast

The International Organization for Migration says 1,895 people have died or gone missing en route from northern Africa across the central Mediterranean this year.

15/07/2023

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Les Filles d'Olfa' ('Four Daughters')

A Cannes 2023 standout is released in cinemas, a bold and unique film that confronts motherhood and religious fundamentalism.

07/07/2023

Europe News

Money spent by EU on migration policy becoming 'complex' to track

The web of funds going towards the externalisation of the contentious issue is getting much wider.

04/07/2023

Tunisia

Euroviews. Does making a deal with Tunisia's Saied mean Europe can be extorted?

During their most recent visit to Tunis, European leaders just threw away the continent's best chance of living up to its much-professed values and tackling the forces that actually drive Tunisian migration, Tarek Megerisi writes.

21/06/2023

World News

European leaders offer more aid to Tunisia in effort to curb migration

Tunisia's increasingly autocratic president hosted the leaders of Italy, the Netherlands and the European Union on Sunday for talks aimed at smoothing the way for an international bailout and restoring stability to a country that has become a major source of migration to Europe.

11/06/2023

World News

Meloni expresses hope for IMF bailout deal for Tunisia

Italy's prime minister was already in Tunisia earlier this week where she met with President Kais Saied to lay the groundwork for an agreement with the EU, which she said would hopefully pave the way for a bailout with the IMF.

09/06/2023

World News

Body of toddler found by Tunisian coastguards after sinking of migrant

Tunisian coastguards found the body of a toddler on Friday, two days after two boats operated by people smugglers sank off the coast. Forty people, including five other children and the girl's mother, are still missing.

03/06/2023

Euronews Witness

From Tunisia to Italy, who are those fleeing to Europe?

In this episode of Witness, we travel to Tunisia to hear the harrowing stories of migrants from the sub-Sahara and Tunisians themselves willing to risk their lives to escape war, political instability, and unemployment.

01/06/2023

Tunisia

Euroviews. The EU is facing a crisis of value-based solidarity with Tunisia

Brussels and its partners should urgently stand with democracy activists and support democratic institutions that, together, hold Tunisia’s leaders accountable, Ikram Ben Said and Nicole Rowsell write.

29/05/2023

Culture news

Meet the Tunisian director whose film is making waves in Cannes

Euronews Culture speaks to Kaouther Ben Hania director of the Palme d'Or-nominated film entitled 'Four Daughters' has got Cannes talking... and thinking.

23/05/2023

Tunisia

Why Tunisia’s political and economical crisis is Europe’s problem too

Following President Kais Saied’s political crackdown on dissent in Tunisia, Europe has been cautious about condemning his authoritarian descent, fearful of risking instability in a country which plays a key role in stopping illegal migration.

19/05/2023

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Watch: Tunisian journalists protest anti-terror laws

Dozens of Tunisian journalists protest in Tunis against anti-terror laws they say are being used to intimidate the media after a broadcaster was jailed for five years earlier this week.

18/05/2023

Tunisia

Tunisian police officer kills at least four in shooting near synagogue

Officials in Tunisia say a police officer killed at least four people near a synagogue after stealing ammunition from a colleague.

10/05/2023

Italy

Migrant arrivals in Italy have more than tripled from last year. Why?

On Sunday alone, nearly 1,000 migrants arrived on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, but 23 migrants drowned before reaching its shores.

10/04/2023

Tunisia

Euroviews. The EU can't fix Tunisia's rising autocracy with band-aid solutions

The democratic backsliding that the opposition is describing as a coup has not provoked a significant enough reaction from Europe. That might threaten the stability in the Middle East on the whole, Ghazi Ben Ahmed writes.

31/03/2023

Tunisia

Tunisia: Misleading claims go viral leading to attacks on migrants

The attacks on migrants started after President Kais Saied's remarks caused a wave of racist violence across the country.

14/03/2023