EU-Tunisia Association Council, 11 May 2017

A meeting of the Association Council bringing together Tunisia and the European Union was held on 11 May 2015. The agenda included the following topics:

+ Assessment of the progress made in the implementation of the EU-Tunisia privileged partnership and review of its next steps;

+ Discussion on the priorities of the EU-Tunisia partnership, namely socioeconomic development, trade relations, youth and mobility;

+ Discussion on the political and institutional developments and progress made in the process of democratic transition in Tunisia;

+ Exchange of views on the situation in Libya and on security and counter-terrorism;

+ Signing of an agreement on Creative Europe and on a pilot initiative on integrated local development.

This Association Council was held in paraellel to a 'Tunisian week' organised by the European Parliament together with Tunisian MPs and to other meetings between EU and Tunisian representatives.

• Primary Source

European Parliament: Press Release, 04.05.17: Tunisian week: a stronger EU- Tunisia partnership http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20170504IPR73465/

European Commission: DG Communication: IP/17/1229, 10.05.17:Report on the state of EU-Tunisia relations: towards a strengthening of our Privileged Partnership http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1229_en.htm

European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/17/1263, 10.05.17:Relations between the EU and Tunisia http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-17-1263_en.htm

ESO: Key Source: Relations between Tunisia and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-tunisia-and-the-european-union/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 11.05.17: Joint Declaration on the occasion of the EU-Tunisia Association Council of 11 May 2017 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/05/11-eu-tunisia-association/

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