Main photo: A photo of the Tunis Train Station near Place de Barcelone taken shortly before the breaking of fast during the month of Ramadan on June 2, 2019. Photo by Fadil Aliriza.
Tunis Events Calendar: Week of June 24, 2019 – June 30, 2019
Monday, June 24, 2019
Tunis – Meshkal news team
Meshkal has compiled a calendar of political, cultural, and economic events taking place in Tunis this week. No events included appear to require an entry fee EXCEPT the private ATUGE-hosted conference on Thursday where Tunisia’s Central Bank Governor will be speaking.
Monday, June 24:
9:00? – Parliament’s Committee on Administrative Reform, Good Governance, Anti-Corruption and Oversight of Public Finance Management is scheduled to hold a “hearing” on an unspecified topic at an unspecified time, according to the official parliamentary website.
9:00 – Launch of a two-day international seminar on the topic of “Which Alternative Development Model, Just, Durable, Democratic?” hosted by the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES). Location: Hotel Africa.
9:00 to 17:00 – An international conference entitled “Engineering and Food Security in Africa” is being hosted by Order of Tunisian Engineers in collaboration with the World Federation of Engineering Organizations. Location: Hotel Mouradi, Gammarth
10:00 – Parliament’s Committee of Rights, Liberties and Foreign Relations is scheduled to examine organic law No25/2018 on the protection of personal data, according to Marsad Majles, the parliamentary watchdog project of NGO Al Bawsala.
14:00 – Parliament’s Committee for Industry, Energy, Natural Resources, Infrastructure and Environment is scheduled to hold a hearing with the minister of industry and Small and Medium Enterprises to discuss draft laws No50/2019 relating to transnational gas pipelines and No51/2019 relating to the transit of Algerian gas through Tunisian territory, according to Marsad Majles, the parliamentary watchdog project of NGO Al Bawsala.
14:30 – Parliament’s Committee for Regional Development is scheduled to hold a hearing with the minister of local affairs and the environment on decentralization strategy, according to Marsad Majles, the parliamentary watchdog project of NGO Al Bawsala.
17:30 – Director Abdelhamid Bouchnak will be discussing the TV serial “Nouba,” hosted by Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies Tunisia office. Location: Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, Third Floor, Immeuble Slim, Rue de l’Euro, Les Berges du Lac II, Tunis
18:30 – Discussion of the book “Sexe, Race et Colonies” with two of the book’s authors. Location: Institut français de Tunisie.
Tuesday, June 25:
9:00 – Continuation of a two-day international seminar on the topic of “Which Alternative Development Model, Just, Durable, Democratic?” hosted by the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES). Location: Hotel Africa.
9:00 – Roundtable presentation of a study on the integration of a gender approach in the security sector between 2014 and 2018, conducted by Aswat Nissa in partnership with DCAF Tunisia. Location: Hotel Mechtel Golden Tulip.
9:30 – Parliament’s Committee on Elections is scheduled to consider objections to candidates for the state’s Human Rights Commission, according to Marsad Majles, the parliamentary watchdog project of NGO Al Bawsala.
Wednesday, June 26:
9:00? – Parliament’s Committee for the Organization of the Administration and Armed Forces Affairs is scheduled to hold a “hearing” on an unspecified topic at an unspecified time, according to the official parliamentary website.
10:00 – The Tunisian state’s first “Carthage Tourism Days [JCT by its French acronym]” national tourism expo launches for three days on Habib Bourguiba Avenue.
10:00 to 16:00 – An exhibition on associations working on the reintegration of Tunisian diaspora in Tunisia. Location: Palais des Congrès.
18:00 – Presentation on the question of “Is Mathematics a Literary Discipline,” by professor Michael Harris. Location: Columbia Global Centers Tunis
Thursday, June 27:
9:00? – Parliament’s Committee on Administrative Reform, Good Governance, Anti-Corruption and Oversight of Public Finance Management is scheduled to hold a “hearing” on an unspecified topic at an unspecified time, according to the official parliamentary website
9:00 – Beginning of three-day Arab Radio and Television Festival. Location: Culture City.
9:00 to 12:00 – An event of an unspecified nature is being held under the banner of “New Economic Model” and hosted by “Centre Des Jeunes Dirigeants D’Entreprise (CJD) Tunisie.” Location: Movenpick Hotel, Lac
15:30 – A discussion is being held on the question of “What Role for Religion in the Construction of Society?” hosted by an association called the Baha’is of Tunisia. Location: The Diocesan Library of Tunis, Rue Sidi Saber, 9 Tunis, Tunisia 100
18:30 – Tunisia’s Central Bank Governor Marouene Abassi, Tunisia’s former Economy and Finance Minister Hakim Ben Hammouda and two other international bank directors are speaking at a private conference on the topic of “Determination of Monetary and Budgetary Policy and Financial Stability in Tunisia. The event is hosted by ATUGE (Association Tunisiens des Grandes Écoles). Location: Concorde Hotel Le Paris, Lac. ENTRY FEE of 50 Dinars (TND) required. Registration available at this link.
Saturday, June 29:
9:30 to 13:00 – A symposium on the subject of “Trade Union Pluralism in Tunisia After the Revolution” is being hosted by the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy. Location: Hotel Mechtel Golden Tulip.
9:30 – A press conference followed by a seminar will be held on the topic of agriculture from the perspective of farmers. The event is hosted by the Working Group for Food Sovereignty and cohosted by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Tunisia office. Location: Hotel Majestic.
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