Dominique de Villepin at the 39th Enterprise Days in Sousse
Dominique de Villepin, former French Prime Minister, was the guest of honor at the 39th Enterprise Days, held from December 11 to 13, 2025, in Sousse, on the theme of the "new Tunisian and international economic order".
Biography of Dominique de Villepin
Born in 1953 in Morocco, Dominique de Villepin is a graduate of Sciences Po, ENA (Voltaire promotion, with François Hollande and Ségolène Royal) and holds degrees in law and literature. A career diplomat, he served at the French Embassy in the United States and India, before becoming Secretary General of the Élysée under Jacques Chirac in 1995, Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2002 (we remember his famous speech against the war in Iraq at the UN), Minister of the Interior in 2004, and then Prime Minister from 2005 to 2007.
Analysis of the New Economic Order
He analyzed the brutal mutations of the global, regional, and Tunisian economic order, calling for a renaissance in the face of the current creative destruction. This new order, marked by the end of Western dominance and liberal globalization, requires Tunisia to become a hub of interconnection between Europe, the Maghreb, and Africa.
Tunisia's Role in the New Economic Order
In this reorganized economic geography, as highlighted by Dominique de Villepin, "Tunisia can play a pivotal role, particularly in terms of proactive diplomacy, diversification of partnerships, and attraction of investments in AI and green energy. Its human and sectoral assets make it a natural hub of interconnection".
