European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi said on Tuesday in Tunis that “the European Union is ready to mobilise around €4 billion in investments for economic growth and jobs in Tunisia.”
He said, after his meeting with President Kais Saied, the New Agenda for the Mediterranean proposed by the European Union (EU) a year ago, which includes an economic and investment plan is meant to stimulate long-term socio-economic recovery in the region.
This vision proposed a series of actions aimed at “bringing our shores closer together by facilitating exchanges, stimulating future investments and strengthening the economy and societies of the Southern Mediterranean, including Tunisia.”
“We would like to bring concrete things […] that can change the lives of the population in Tunisia,” he added, noting that Tunisia “plays a key role in this new agenda.”
The European Commissioner also suggested that, with the Tunisian and European economies already closely linked, “we have the possibility and the capacity to increase our contribution and step-up development in Tunisia at the social and economic levels.”
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