Brussels. “The new NGO law in Egypt is bound to put additional burden on NGOs’ activities and restrict the space of debate and discussion in the country” – says the statement by the spokesperson of the European External Actions Service (EEAS) on the new NGO law in Egypt. New law in #Egypt is bound to…
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EU expects ceasefire in Tripoli
“The fighting in Tripoli on recent days has broken a hard-wrought ceasefire that had been in place since March. The renewed violence puts at risk the promising start to a dialogue aimed at fostering reconciliation in Libya,” – says the statement of the European Action Service spokesperson. At least 52 Government of National Accord fighters…
EU renews its support to Egypt
“The Christian Coptic community has been targeted once again in Egypt: dozens of worshippers travelling on a bus in Al Minya in Egypt have been killed today (26.05.2017). We share the pain of the families of the victims, to whom we send our condolences, and of the many wounded,” – says the statement of the European…
Abedi’s brother arrested in Tripoli
The younger brother of the suicide bomber Salman Abedi who killed 22 people at a concert venue in Manchester has been arrested in Tripoli on suspicion of links with Islamic State, according to the spokesman for a local counter-terrorism force. The force, known as Rada, detained Hashem Abedi, who was born in 1997, on Tuesday…
EU “committed to Libya”
The European Union (EU), the African Union (AU), the League of Arab States (LAS), and the United Nations (UN) met in Brussels on 23rd May 2017 to assess developments in Libya since their last meeting in Cairo on 18th March 2017 and further coordinate their efforts to advance the political process and assist Libya in…
Brak al-Shati: EU calls Libyans for reconciliation
“Violence is not a solution to Libya’s challenges. It can only put at risk the ongoing work to find a peaceful and negotiated solution to the political and security crisis.” “All parties need to exercise restraint, cease all hostilities and avoid further escalation of violence for sake of all Libyans.” The reports of violence at…
Tunisia prolongs state of emergency
Tunisia’s president has decided to prolong a state of emergency for a month, enacted because of a treat of a terrorist attack. A statement from President Beji Caid Essebsi office issued 16.05.2017 said he consulted the prime minister and the head of parliament about the extension. It takes the immediate effect. The state of emergency…
Tunisians against amnesty to corrupt
Thousands marched through central Tunis in protest against a law that would grant amnesty to businessmen accused of corruption during autocratic Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali rule. Critics of the Economic Reconciliation bill say it is a degradation of a high expectations of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution to oust Ben Ali but government officials say it is…
EU-ACP for Sustainable Development
The annual meeting of EU and ACP ministers was held on 5 May 2017 under the co-chairmanship of Mr George Vella, minister of foreign affairs of Malta, president-in-office of the Council of the European Union, and Mr Abraham Tekeste, minister of finance and economic cooperation of the federal democratic republic of Ethiopia, president-in-office of the…
La Semaine Tunisienne au Parlement Européen
“Dès le lendemain de la Révolution de 2011, l’Union européenne s’est engagée à soutenir pleinement la transition entamée par le peuple tunisien, que vous représentez ici aujourd’hui. Une transition pour plus de démocratie, plus de justice sociale, plus de liberté. Mais une transition aussi, le Président Tajani l’a bien rappelé, pour plus de croissance et…
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