Press Release: First meeting of EU/Tunisia Task Force to support transition to democracy and economic recovery

The first meeting of the EU/Tunisia Task Force will take place in Tunis on 28 September 2011. The Task Force will ensure better coordination of European and international support for Tunisia’s transition. It will be co-chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Catherine Ashton, and Tunisian Prime Minister Béji Caĭd Essebsi. Stefan Füle, the European Commissioner for Enlargement and the European Neighbourhood Policy, and Bernardino Léon, the EU Special Representative for the Southern Mediterranean Region, will also participate in the event.

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European Commission: Memo/11/635: EU-Tunisia relations: state of play and next steps http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/635&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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European Commission: Memo/11/650: Comments by the HR/VP Catherine Ashton following the EU/Tunisia Task Force http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/650&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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