by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 27, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Absence at EU Investment Forum Confirms Brussels-Carthage Tensions Summary: On 25 and 26 October 2023, the European Union, led by the European Commission head Ursula Von der Leven, held the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, with Tunisia notably absent. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 25, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Social, Tunisia
Parliament to Criminalize Normalization, Issue Bonuses to MEPs Summary: On 19 October 2023, the Tunisian parliament approved for its own Members of Parliament (MEPs) a 1,000 TND per month bonus to cover transport and lodging costs, raising concerns about such an...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 18, 2023 | Diplomacy, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Nationwide Pro-Palestinian Protests Follow Gaza Hospital Incident Summary: On the evening of 17/18 October 2023, a large number of individuals were killed and wounded at a hospital in Gaza, prompting protests across the region, including in Tunisia. During...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Hopes of IMF Deal Shrink as Economic Minister Fired Summary: On 17 October 2023, the office of President Kais Saied announced that Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Saied, had been terminated from his position. Official statements did not clarify the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italy Urges Assistance Deal as EU, Carthage Grow Wary Summary: On 17 October 2023, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Paintedosi urged the European Union (EU) to move forward with the assistance deal signed with Tunisia in July as means to stem to flow of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 16, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Brussels Shooting Fuels EU Migration Debate Summary: On 16 October 2023, a Tunisian asylum seeker in Belgium shot and killed two Swedish soccer fans, attributing the attack to his affiliation with the Islamic State and the burning of the Koran in Sweden. The...
