Valditara: "We have relaunched cooperation for the development of technical and professional training and for the increase of Italian" During his institutional mission in Tunisia, the Minister of Education and Merit, Giuseppe Valditara, signed a Memorandum of 'Agreement with the Minister of Education of the Republic of Tunisia, Salwa Abassi, to strengthen cooperation between systems [...]
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(by Francesco Matera) At the international conference for the twentieth anniversary of the UN convention against organized crime, Alfredo Mantovano, Carlo Nordio and Matteo Piantedosi illustrated the plan to 34 foreign delegations. Also present were the German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and the French Minister Gerard Darmanin with whom Italy signed an agreement for the establishment of a cabin [...]
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In the midst of the debate on the European pact on migration and on the formulas to contain the increase in irregular arrivals in the European Union, Tunisia, which signed a criticized memorandum of understanding with the European Commission to manage migratory flows, gave another sign that the deal could derail.
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A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale has hit the Marrakech region. According to the bulletin issued by the Ministry of the Interior, there were 296 victims and over 150 injured. The seismographs recorded the earthquake at 23.11pm on Friday 8 September. The epicenter identified at the foot of the Atlas, in the province of Al Haouz, probably in the center of Ighil, at a depth of 8 kilometers, just over 70 kilometers from Marrakech. However, the shock was felt along the entire ridge of the Atlas, in Merzouga, one of the gateways to the desert, Taroudant, Essaouira and Agadir and on the other side of the mountain range in Casablanca, up to Rabat. The undulating movement lasted about 30 seconds, but it seemed like much longer.
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The European Union warns Italy: “saving lives at sea is a moral and legal obligation“. The NGOs are on a war footing and are asking the Italian left not to vote on the bill. The same, in a letter sent to the Government and Parliament, show that the Piantedosi decree law hinders rescue at sea and [...]
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With an installed capacity of 10 MW, the Tataouine plant will contribute to the decarbonisation process of the country and to Eni's strategy of zeroing GHG emissions by 2050 Eni announces the start of production of the Tataouine operated photovoltaic plant, in southern Tunisia, following the connection to the national network. The launch was celebrated today […]
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In the morning today, Senator Marinella Pacifico (Coraggio Italia, Mixed Group), as President of the Bilateral Section of Italy-Tunisia Friendship within the UIP, was received at the Embassy of the Tunisian Republic in Rome, by HE Ambassador Moez Sinaoui. The informal meeting took place in an atmosphere of extreme cordiality. The discussions focused on topics [...]
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"Full support to President Draghi and the entire government for the advanced measures in defense of Ukrainian sovereignty, presented to the Senate". Thus Senator Marinella Pacifico of CI on the crisis in Ukraine and on the energy emergency that Italy will have to face. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Pacific specified, is to be stigmatized and our solidarity [...]
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The sixth summit between the European Union and the African Union ended yesterday in Brussels. “A summit characterized by the European need to return to being a protagonist and by Africa to emerge from the shadow of European paternalism. An attempt at rapprochement, however with chiaroscuro which, if not unraveled, risks pushing many African countries to seek alliances [...]
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(by Vanessa Tomassini - correspondent from Tunis) Tunisia, with over 300 reports of infections and nine deaths, has decided to anticipate the times by "sealing itself" before the other North African countries. The pandemic due to Covid-19 was immediately taken seriously in Tunisia, where a curfew was imposed from 18pm to 6am [...]
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Installed an innovative hybrid plant for the generation and storage of energy from renewable sources Eni, through the subsidiary Eni Tunisia BV, and in partnership with the State Company Entreprise Tunisienne d'Activités Pétrolières (ETAP), today inaugurated a new photovoltaic plant in the Adam concession, in the south of the Governorate of Tataouine, where [...]
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Inauguration of work on the 10 MW photovoltaic plant in Tataouine, which confirms Eni's commitment to promoting sustainable growth in the country Eni informs that today it has inaugurated the construction site for a photovoltaic plant in Tataouine, in the south Tunisia, which will have a maximum installed capacity of 10 MW. This […]
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In Tunisia, the prime minister, Giuseppe Conte and the two vice premieres Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini and the head of the Farnesina, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, were present. 48 companies, 5 associations, and banks for a total of 114 delegates. The result is seven signed agreements ranging from electricity interconnection, transfer of [...]
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Third mission for ABI and Italian banks in Tunisia, after those of 2006 and 2016, to identify and support the commercial and financial operations of Italian entrepreneurs in the high-potential sectors of the Tunisian market. It is the President of the ABI Internationalization Committee, Guido Rosa, who reiterates the support of the Italian banking sector for internationalization [...]
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Eni renews its commitment to promoting sustainable development in the countries in which it operates, as part of the energy transition strategy in which renewable sources play a central role. Eni, through its companies Eni New Energy Pakistan and Eni Tunisia BV, has started the construction of two new photovoltaic plants, respectively in the vicinity of [...]
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Thursday 28 June at 9.30 at the Conference Room of the Naples Chamber of Commerce, SIIMPRESA, Special Company of the Naples Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Consulate of Tunisia in Naples and in concert with the Municipality of Naples (in the framework of the partnership Europe Direct), organizes a Country presentation "Tunisia - Una [...]
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An anonymous letter, considered particularly reliable by the investigators, was delivered to the Italian Embassy in Tunis and triggered an immediate alarm about the presence in Italian territory of a possible attacker. It would be a 42-year-old man of Tunisian nationality, Mathlouthi Atef, considered a radical Islamist and would be ready for a [...]
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SACE - which together with SIMEST constitutes the CDP Group's export and internationalization hub - has insured against political risks (such as wars, civil unrest, expropriation and currency restrictions) the capital injections and shareholder loans of the Marzotto Group in favor of the Tunisian subsidiary Filature de Lin Filin. The operations, of [...]
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According to what was announced by the Nova agency, Tunisia and Qatar could launch a new commercial area line to encourage the export of North African products to the small Gulf state. The project emerged following a meeting held yesterday in Tunis between the Tunisian Trade Minister, Omar Behi, and the Qatari ambassador in [...]
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If the Tunisian democratic experience fails in the North African country there will be an authoritarian drift. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview with the Tunisian television station “Al Hiwar Ettounsi” granted on the sidelines of his visit to Tunisia. "Tunisia and France have a common, sometimes tumultuous history, which is why our destinies [...]
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As reported by the Nova Agency, on the occasion of the official visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Tunisia, the “Succeeding together, today and tomorrow” event was organized by the Tunisian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The work of the first Tunisian-French Economic Forum, in which 1.100 Tunisian and French entrepreneurs participate, aims to explore the opportunities [...]
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A recent Washington Instutute for near East Policy report reported that in the past seven years, a large influx of foreign fighters has joined the ranks of ISIS jihadists in Libya. Libya is experiencing the fourth largest mobilization of foreign fighters in the history of jihadism, finding itself immediately behind Syria, Afghanistan and [...]
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(by Pasquale Preziosa) China has been pursuing an investment policy on a global scale for some time. In Africa it is present in 48 states out of the 54 recognized total. "Geography prevents China from playing the role of a global strategic player" [1], it lacks water and arable land. Its economic policy, despite its structure [...]
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As announced by the Nova agency, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, will travel to Tunisia on January 31, where he will meet his counterpart, Beji Caid Essebsi. A ministerial council was held in Dar Dhiafa, chaired by the Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed, in view of the visit of the Elysée holder, yesterday, January 18. Macron will lead a delegation of [...]
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The protest in Tunisia is animated by the economic crisis and the lack of improvement of the living conditions of the Tunisian population. In the last three years, GDP has grown slightly, going from + 0,8% in 2015 to + 1% in 2016, to the expected + 2% this year. However, the impact on employment have gone unnoticed, unemployment remains at 15% [...]
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The Tunis Interior Ministry announced, through a statement, that the men of the National Guard arrested five Islamic extremists who were part of an ISIS cell active in the Sousse region. A sixth man managed to escape capture. According to what emerged from the investigations, the group was in contact with [...]
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