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Tunisia
After summer break, tensions look set to flare between EU and Kais Saied

Tunisian President Kais Saied. © Johanna Geron/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

European institutions are issuing an increasing number of messages of concern about the state of affairs in Tunisia. While no resolution or reduction of financial aid has yet been decided on, a harder line against Tunisian head of state Kais Saied's political goals is nonetheless emerging. [...]

Published on 19/07/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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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.

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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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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.

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EU and G7 ambassadors take step back from Tunis

Anxious following Nadia Akacha's departure and alarmed by the announcement of the dissolution of the Supreme Judicial Council, embassies are limiting themselves to informal political consultations. President Kaïs Saïed has not managed to convince them to act otherwise.

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Tunisia's Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi.

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Courant Democrate
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