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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Tunisians defy protest ban and rally against president

Hundreds of Tunisians rallied in defiance against an official ban on Sunday's protest, to demand the release of more than 20 prominent figures opposed to the president.

Tunisia

Tunisians voting in parliamentary elections

Tunisians are casting their votes in the second round of parliamentary elections. They're seen as a conclusive step in President Kais Saied’s push to consolidate power.

World News

Tunisians vote for parliament amid economic, democracy woes

Tunisians voted in a lacklustre election on Saturday for a parliament with virtually no power, the final pillar in President Kais Saied's political overhaul in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. Opposition parties have boycotted the vote and say the poll is part of a "coup" against democracy.