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Tunisia
Khalil Tazarki and Mustapha Nebli clear path in Strasbourg before MEP visit

MEPs are meeting with President Kais Saied and leading political figures in Tunis this week. In anticipation of their trip, two diplomats - the director general for Europe Khalil Tazarki and Mustapha Nebli, a former member of the president's cabinet - were in Strasbourg to clear the air. [...]

Published on 13/04/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Mustapha Nebli
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Foreign minister Nabil Ammar sacks head of Europe department

Nommé en février, le nouveau ministre tunisien des affaires étrangères, Nabil Ammar, impose peu à peu à sa marque. Sans bruit, il a limogé mi-mars le directeur général pour l'Europe, l'Union européenne et la Méditerranée du ministère, Khalil Tazarki.

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EU justice commissioner to visit Tunis

EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders will visit Tunis on 11 November. He is expected to meet Tunisian head of government, Najla Bouden, as well as Minister of Justice, Leïla Jaffel.

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Tunisia
German President tries to re-establish contact between Kais Saied and G7 countries

The EU and the ambassadors of the G7 countries are trying to arrange a joint meeting with Tunisian president Kais Saied to preserve contact with Carthage Palace while the head of state is in the process of finalising the draft of the new constitution.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.06.2022

Tunisia
Concerned European Parliament to send its Human Rights Committee to Tunis

A delegation of MEPs will visit Tunis to monitor human rights in the country and assess the political situation. The visit was prompted by the critical report of a previous delegation to the EU Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Tunisia
Macron puts pressure on Saied, but Paris plays it safe in Brussels

A conversation between the French and Tunisian heads of state last week was frank. Macron told Saied he was concerned both by the economic crisis in Tunisia and by his counterpart's political choices. But within the EU, France remains much less critical than other member countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.05.2022

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Tunisian counterpart Kaïs Saïed.

Tunisia
Diplomatic blunder sends Saied on phantom Moscow trip

Even though it was announced by the Tunisian ambassador to Russia, Kais Saied's visit to Moscow is not actually on the cards. The error caused quite a stir in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last week.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.05.2022

Tunisia
Tunis asks Brussels to ease loan conditions in face of IMF impasse

The Tunisian government is seeking a relaxing of the conditions for the disbursement of a tranche of the €300m that the EU has earmarked for macro-financial assistance. But community institutions are still concerned at some of the political measures being taken by Kais Saied.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2022

Tunisia
Lenders' darling Secretary of State Aida Hamdi vanishes into thin air

After having changed offices several times, the Secretary of State for International Cooperation no longer responds to her international counterparts. Sidelined, Aida Hamdi is said to have submitted her resignation - which Kais Saied did not accept - and returned to Paris.

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Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Aida Hamdi.

Tunisia
MEP's Tunis trip postponed after Saïed's visit to Brussels

A delegation of European Parliament members had been due to visit Tunis shortly to meet Kaïs Saïed and Rached Ghannouchi but their trip has been put back indefinitely. This follows the tensions created by Saïed's participation in the EU-AU summit in Brussels on 17 and 18 February.

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The Tunisian Head of State, Kaïs Saïed, speaking at the 6th Summit between the European Union and the African Union, on 18 February, in Brussels.

Tunisia
Kais Saied in Brussels to resume talks with EU partners

Tunisian president Kais Saied is leaving the country for the first time in several months to attend the EU-AU summit. The political and economic situation in Tunisia is deteriorating and he is keen to exit the diplomatic isolation which his coup of 25 July last year has placed him in.

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Tunisia
Kais Saied still without European affairs adviser in his battle with Brussels

For several weeks now the Tunisian government has been without a representative in its talks with the European Union, its former adviser on European affairs having returned to the corridors of the foreign ministry.

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Tunisia
Khalil Tazarki and Mustapha Nebli clear path in Strasbourg before MEP visit

Tunisia
Foreign minister Nabil Ammar sacks head of Europe department

European Union, Tunisia
EU justice commissioner to visit Tunis

Tunisia
German President tries to re-establish contact between Kais Saied and G7 countries

Tunisia
Concerned European Parliament to send its Human Rights Committee to Tunis

Tunisia
Macron puts pressure on Saied, but Paris plays it safe in Brussels

Tunisia
Diplomatic blunder sends Saied on phantom Moscow trip

Tunisia
Tunis asks Brussels to ease loan conditions in face of IMF impasse

Tunisia
Lenders' darling Secretary of State Aida Hamdi vanishes into thin air

Tunisia
MEP's Tunis trip postponed after Saïed's visit to Brussels

Tunisia
Kais Saied in Brussels to resume talks with EU partners

Tunisia
Kais Saied still without European affairs adviser in his battle with Brussels