Unexpected words on the issue of migrants just hours before an important appointment. Tunisian President Kais Saied sent a message to the EU ahead of the visit of Giorgia Meloni, Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen, stating that “Tunisia cannot act as a border guard” for other countries. The statements by the first Tunisian […]
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Tunisia cannot collapse, help is needed: Tajani raises alarm for migrants
“The dramatic photos taken at the Sfax morgue say one thing clearly, Tunisia needs help. And the Monetary Fund also needs a pragmatic, non-ideological approach to the economic emergency. This country must not collapse.” So says the alarm bell given in an interview to La Repubblica by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, who […]
Migrants, Meloni returns to Tunisia with von der Leyen: the beginning of a new era
It will be a quick visit. Collaboration on migrants and repatriations is under discussion, following the green light for the EU pact on migration and asylum. But also the issue of IMF aid to Tunisia. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will fly to Tunis along with Dutch Prime […]
Migration emergency, Minister Antonio Tajani’s plan for Tunisia
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, takes stock of the situation and the future strategy to be used to improve synergies with Tunisia, also and above all in the fight against illegal immigration. “With Meloni we took stock of foreign policy, as we always do. I am about to leave for the United States […]
Migratory emergency and energy, Prime Minister Meloni’s mission in Tunisia
Bilateral relations, including in the energy and investment sector, management of migratory flows, negotiations with the International Monetary Fund. These are the main dossiers that the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, will discuss again during her official visit to Tunis. The issues, already discussed last Friday in the telephone call between the Prime Minister and the […]
Migration crisis and Tunisia dossier at the G7, Meloni satisfied: “A success”
“I would have liked to stay tomorrow too, but we did what we had to do. Now our presence is required elsewhere.” Giorgia Meloni takes off from Japan a day ahead of schedule. The G7 ends tomorrow, when the prime minister will have landed in Emilia Romagna, after a technical stopover in Kazakhstan. The bad […]
Tunisia, massacre in the Djerba synagogue: 5 dead and 9 injured
Massacre in Tunisia. A Tunisian naval guard fired his service weapon and killed a colleague and two civilians as he tried to reach the Ghriba synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba during the annual Jewish pilgrimage. The assailant was killed by security guards before reaching the entrance to the synagogue, but managed to kill […]
Migration emergency, Tajani announces Italy-Tunisia axis against traffickers
Italy-Tunisia agreement to combat human traffickers. The announcement was made by the minister of Foreign Relations, Antonio Tajani, who met in Rome with the head of Tunisian diplomacy, Nabil Ammar. “For Tunisia and Italy, the fight against human traffickers is fundamental.” This information was supplied by the minister of Foreign Relations, Antonio Tajani, at the […]
Migrants from Tunisia and Libya in Europe: “Almost eight hundred thousand”
Between 500 and 800 thousand people. These are the estimates on possible arrivals of migrants in the coming months from Libya and Tunisia. It is not possible to quantify precisely the number of those who are struggling to reach Europe, and who are already partly in the two North African countries. Intelligence analysts speak of […]
Tunisia, what is happening. Tajani warns Italians: “We run the risk of a wave of migrants”
“Tunisia urgently needs help and we cannot waste time.” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, from the microphones of Radio anch’io on Rai Radio 1 raises the alarm and warns Italians about the risk of Islamization in the Mediterranean. “We are going to pressure Tunisia to carry out reforms, we are […]