Press Release: EU response to the Arab Spring: new package of support for North Africa and Middle East

The European Commission has adopted four new decisions for its Neighbourhood. The programmes will include support for areas like democracy, growth, job creation, microfinance and higher education.

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European Commission: Memo/11/637: EU response to the Arab Spring: Erasmus Mundus http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/637&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Memo/11/638: EU response to the Arab Spring: the Civil Society Facility http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/638&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Memo/11/636: EU response to the Arab Spring: the SPRING programme http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/636&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Speech/11/608: Catherine Ashton: Address to the European Parliament on the United Nations General Assembly, the Middle East Peace Process and the Arab spring http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/608&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Memo/11/642: EU response to the Arab Spring: Special Measure for poorest areas of Tunisia http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/642&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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