5th training course on Structured Participation in Democratic Processes

The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe has opened a call for participants for the 5th training course on Structured Participation in Democratic Processes, which will take place within the framework of the 6th Mediterranean University on Youth and Global Citizenship (MedUni) in Tunis, Tunisia, from the 7 to the 12 May 2018. The training course is part of the North-South’s Centre Euro-Mediterranean Youth Cooperation project and seeks to reinforce the competences of targeted youth organisations – through their representatives – in the field of democratic citizenship and participation in public life. In this…

Tunisia: New structural reforms needed to revive growth and job creation (OECD)

The first-ever Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Economic Survey of Tunisia was presented Thursday in Tunis. It projects growth approaching 3% in 2018 and 3.5% in 2019. The surveys says “expansion will be driven by business investment which is expected to benefit from simplified procedures from the new investment law, and resurgent exports which will get a boost from the recovery in European markets.” It also highlights the significant strides made after the Revolution, “including increased participation in political processes, new freedoms of expression and association, a reduction…

CORP: 72 young people benefit from occupational retraining

A certificate award ceremony for the benefit of 72 young people having benefited from a professional retraining was held Thursday in Tunis by the Centre for Orientation and Professional Retraining (CORP), in partnership with the Tunisian-German Information Centre for Employment, Migration and Reintegration. CORP Director  Youssef Fennira said reconversion actions have affected the professions of Community Manager, Technician in Maintenance of Automated Systems, Commercial and Web Developer. Among these 72 young higher education graduates, 52 have been placed in the labour market. This ceremony is organised one month after the…