Day: December 5, 2016

San Lucar praline tomatoes achieve top results from Ökotest magazine

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“These tomatoes are cultivated from the premium brand for fruit and vegetables in their own fields in Tunisia”  The SanLucar praline tomatoes have received top marks from the Ökotest magazine and have been rewarded for their taste, quality and environmentally friendly cultivation. The small, crunchy praline tomatoes are one of the sweetest varieties from the wide range of tomato products SanLucar offers on the market. These tomatoes are cultivated from the premium brand for fruit and vegetables in their own fields in Tunisia. The cultivation area in the SanLucar oasis…

Women in Tunisia: democratic façade or civil society’s struggle?

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In the last couple of years, women’s rights have improved in the Middle East and North African Region, especially in terms of freedom and participation. After the Arab Spring, the representation of women in Parliamentary Assemblies has increased in almost all countries of the region. In Tunisia, women have played a major role in the uprisings to stand for their rights, and then voted en masse in the elections of 2011 and 2014. However, the efforts put in the revolts only led to political promises, rather than reality. During the…

PMs of Benelux pledge to keep enthusiasm and hope millions of young people placed in democratic transition

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The three Prime Ministers of Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) Charles Michel, Mark Rutte and Xavier Bettel are paying a working visit in Tunisia on December 5-6. We have come to work together and tell you that you are an example,” said on Monday Xavier Bettel Prime Minister of Luxembourg as he was received on Monday along with his Belgian and Dutch counterparts Charles Michel and Mark Rutte, by President Beji Caid Essebsi. “The economy of Tunisia must operate, it is the best prevention against terrorism and extremism,” he said.…

Six Tunisian films at DIFF 2016

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Six new Tunisian films will compete in different competitions of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF 2016), scheduled on December 7-14 in Dubai. Raja Amari’s “Jassad Gharib” (foreign body), a Tunisian-French co-production, and Mohamed Ben Attia’s “Hedi”, co-produced by Tunisia, Belgium, UAE, France and Qatar will compete in the “Muhr Feature” competition. Tunisian-Russian Director Doria Achour’s “All the rest is the work of man”, Lotfi Achour’s “Law of the lamb” and Mehdi Barsaoui’s “Khalmina hakka khir” (We are just fine like this) will compete in the “Muhr short” competition. Winner…

The EU is providing aid worth €213.5 million to Tunisia for reforms and funding social infrastructure

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Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, said: ‘At the TUNISIA 2020 international conference which I attended I was able to announce that the European Union is committed to continuing to support Tunisia to ensure the transition to democracy and guarantee socioeconomic development for all its citizens. The action programme which we are adopting for 2016 demonstrates our desire to contribute immediately to improving the living conditions of Tunisia’s people. Our efforts this year will focus primarily on social infrastructure, standards of basic services in the most…