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French lawyer William Bourdon lobbies against Saied in EU

French lawyer William Bourdon, in Lisbon in 2020. © Tiago Petinga/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Two Tunisian organisations have hired French lawyer William Bourdon to call for the European Union to take sanctions against the Tunisian president and several of his ministers. [...]

Published on 20.06.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Bourdon & Associes
Comité pour le respect des libertés et des droits de l'homme en Tunisie
European Commission
European Council
European Union
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Ghazi Chaouachi
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Joseph Borrell
Kais Saied
Kamel Feki
Khaled Nouri
Khayam Turki
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Noureddine Bhiri
Rached Ghannouchi
Saadia Mosbah
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Appointed as the head of state's director general of security days after Kaïs Saïed came to power in 2019, Khaled Yahyaoui enjoys the president's unparalleled confidence and his prerogatives now go well beyond his official duties.

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The state extends its grip on the judiciary

Dismissals, demotions, early retirement… Tunisia's judiciary is in turmoil, and behind the scenes some are criticising the justice minister's heavy-handedness.

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Tunisia
Despite divisions, Brussels continues talks with Tunis on migrant pact

Ahead of the Italy-Africa summit of 28 and 29 January, which Tunisia's Kaïs Saïed took part in, the European Union had already begun discussions on the migration part of the Tunisian-European agreement.

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Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni welcomes Tunisia's President Kaïs Saïed in Rome on 29 January 2024.

Tunisia
French MEP Salima Yenbou lobbies to redistribute €60m in EU aid

Proparco, the Agence Francaise du Developpement subsidiary dedicated to private sector development, could take charge of the EU funds refused by Kais Saied in early October. It would have the task of reallocating them to innovative Tunisian companies.

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Ghazi Chaouachi
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Joseph Borrell
Kais Saied
Kamel Feki
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Fertiliser giants Indorama and Dangote in murky waters over urea shortage

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Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Tunisia
French lawyer William Bourdon lobbies against Saied in EU

Spotlight | Tunisia
Khaled Yahyaoui, the Carthage Palace security chief who makes and breaks ministerial careers

Spotlight | Tunisia
The state extends its grip on the judiciary

Tunisia
Despite divisions, Brussels continues talks with Tunis on migrant pact

Tunisia
French MEP Salima Yenbou lobbies to redistribute €60m in EU aid

Spotlight | Tunisia
Kais Saied's judicial offensive yields meagre results

Tunisia
EU divided over approach to take with Saied

Tunisia
Khayam Turki's myriad networks at heart of Tunis investigations