Tunisia

Tunisia

Convoy sets off for Gaza from Tunisia to protest Israeli blockade

The convoy of buses and cars plans to traverse Tunisia, Libya and Egypt before reaching Rafah, the border crossing with Egypt that has remained largely closed since Israel's military took control of the Gaza side in May 2024.

09/06/2025

Radio Schuman

Is the EU’s aid to Palestinians useful?

Earlier this week, the EU held its very first high level dialogue with Palestine, and proposed to spend up to €1.6 billion, to “foster Palestinian recovery and resilience”.

16/04/2025

Tunisia

Tunisia dismantles coastal camps housing migrants en route to Europe

Authorities suggested more than 20,000 people were sheltering in the camps, which are near a part of the coastline located less than 161 kilometres from the Italian islands that form the European Union's outermost borders.

10/04/2025

Food and Drink

A taste of heritage: How Tunisia’s harissa became a global favourite

Tunisia's Harissa Festival in the coastal town of Nabeul celebrates the spicy condiment's global rise following its 2022 UNESCO recognition.

18/01/2025

Europe News

EU-Tunisia deal faces renewed criticism over human rights concerns

The European Ombudsman has called for "concrete criteria" to suspend EU funds for Tunisia in case of human rights abuse.

23/10/2024

Tunisia

Political crackdowns lead to low turnout in Tunisia's election

With major opponents imprisoned or left off the ballot, Tunisia's incumbent President Kais Saied faces few obstacles to winning re-election.

06/10/2024

Tunisia

After a fierce crackdown, Tunisia's president likely to be re-elected

Analysts say Sunday's election is unlikely to be free and fair, but the EU is unlikely to speak out as its major concern is stopping the boats.

05/10/2024

Tunisia

Tunisia's presidential campaign season starts ahead of October vote

Protests at the weekend capped off a week in which the North African country’s largest opposition party, Ennahda, said its senior members had been arrested at a scale not previously seen.

15/09/2024

Tunisia

Pre-election crackdown in Tunisia as Islamists arrested en masse

Dozens of members of Tunisia’s largest opposition party were arrested this week ahead of the campaign season for the presidential election.

14/09/2024

Europe News

EU migration deals with Egypt and Tunisia have to be 'revised': Schmit

The multi-million deals that Brussels has signed with neighbouring countries to decrease irregular migration have to be "revised," says Nicolas Schmit, the lead candidate of the European socialists for the June elections.

07/05/2024

Tunisia

Euroviews. Tunisia can still be a catalyst for global democratic reform

The Middle East’s conflicts have long had chilling reverberating effects on international security and stability. The protection of Tunisia's democracy would stand as a beacon of hope, Ambassador Gordon Gray writes.

09/04/2024

Europe News

EU migration reform won't lead to Rwanda-style plans, says Johansson

The reform of the European Union's migration policy will not encourage the outsourcing of asylum requests, Ylva Johansson has said.

12/03/2024

Tunisia

Nine people die off the coast of Tunisia while trying to reach Europe

The Tunisian authorities suspect the victims embarked from Libya.

16/02/2024

Tunisia

Euroviews. Tunisia must break free from reliance on short-term economic fixes

Tunis' political decision to mobilise resources for escalating expenditures without addressing the need to curb spending, downsize the government, and reduce the state's economic footprint is a looming disaster, Sadok Rouai writes.

20/12/2023

World

The Ugandan literacy specialist making a difference for disadvantaged children

"80% of the books that I write advocate for disabilities. So, we are using children born with autism, albinism, any form of disability... as the main characters in these books to inspire children..you can see that what started as just literacy and books has transformational and social impact." Hasfa

02/12/2023

Tunisia

Euroviews. The EU can help ease migration flows without knocking on Saied's door

It is becoming evident that the cash-for-migration-curbs model would neither be easy nor a long-term solution, Ghazi Ben Ahmed writes.

02/11/2023

Scenes

Meet the guardians of Tunisia’s Sejnane pottery heritage

In partnership with Media City

"We want to present it to the world. I did not like it at first, but I became fond of it and worked with clay even though it is labour-intensive."

30/10/2023

Belgium

Belgian minister quits after deadly Brussels attack

The shooter was denied asylum in October 2020 and ordered to be extradited in 2021, but the authorities did not do so because they could not find an address for him. After Monday night's shooting, the place where he was living was found within hours.

21/10/2023

Europe News

Tunisia snubs Brussels and refunds €60 million in EU aid

The Tunisian government has sent back the €60 million in EU funds that were released last week, the European Commission confirmed on Thursday.

12/10/2023

Italy

‘Unsafe’ country: Italy’s court blocks transfer of migrant to Tunisia

A court in Florence, Italy, has blocked the deportation of one migrant back to Tunisia after declaring the assessment of the country as “safe” obsolete in light of Kais Saied’s government’s authoritarian turn.

06/10/2023