On the picture Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Tunisian PM Habib Essid – Picture by European Commission.
Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström launched negotiations on a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) between the EU and Tunisia in October 2015.
The EU wants to mark its support to the political and economic reforms in the country by creating an ambitious partnership on trade and investment matters. In Tunis, Commissioner Malmström also met recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Commenting on the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize award to the group of civil society organisations that had played a key role in the country’s post-Arab Spring period, Cecilia Malmström said: “This prize is well-deserved! The Tunisian road to democracy has been a source of inspiration and hope for all of us. I look forward to personally conveying my congratulations when I visit Tunis next week. We need to keep working for closer ties between the EU and Tunisia, and to support the country’s progress going forward. Closer trade relations play an important role here.”
During her visit in Tunis, Commissioner Malmström met with Prime Minister Habib Essid and Minister of Trade Ridha Lahouel, the organisations awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: UTICA, UGTT, the Tunesian Order of Lawyers and the Tunisian League for the Defence of Human Rights as well as members of the Tunisian National Assembly, with whom she discussed their expectations and ambitions regarding the future of EU-Tunisia commercial relations.
For more information:
Tunisian National Tourist Office: http://www.beintunisia.com/en
Visit to Tunisia by Commissioner Malmström: http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/photo/photoByReportage.cfm?ref=029270&sitelang=en
Tunisian Diplomacy: www.diplomatie.gov.tn
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Pictures by European Commission
