European Union plans €80 million for Tunisia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lapresse
The European Union plans to provide €80 million to Tunisia’s state budget under a programme supporting social inclusion. The EU delegation in Tunisia announced the agreement’s forthcoming signature, while discussions also cover the trade and energy partnership, according to its statement.
The European Union plans to provide €80 million to the Tunisian state budget under its programme supporting social inclusion. A new financial agreement is due to be signed shortly, the EU delegation in Tunisia announced in a statement published on Facebook.
The EU ambassador to Tunisia, Giuseppe Perrone, meanwhile reiterated the European partners’ willingness to engage in dialogue with the Tunisian authorities to revise the trade rules of the bilateral association agreement signed in 1995, La Presse reports.
The diplomat also cited the energy transition as an area of partnership between Tunisia and the European Union. In particular, he referred to the ELMED project, an electricity interconnection between Tunisia and Italy intended to facilitate energy exchanges, according to La Presse.
The announcement comes one day after efforts to reach an agreement between Tunisia and the European Union on the red shrimp quota, announced on 23 October, according to La Presse.
