Tunisia started Monday, in Brussels, Belgium, the third round of negotiations with the European Union (EU) on the draft agreement of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTA).
Great hopes are expected to reach exceptional measures by the Europeans in favour of strategic sectors.
Chief negotiator of the DCFTA and Minister of Transport Hichem Ben Ahmed underlined, at the opening of the negotiations held on December 10-14, 2018, with attendance President of the European group negotiator Ignacio Garcia Berciro, that Tunisia’s interest in the development of negotiations that have made good progress in carrying out technical studies related to the different axes of the project.
According to a statement of the Ministry of Transport Ben Ahmed placed emphasis on the need to support Tunisia in its process of the transitional economy, through exceptional measures that the European Union should take in favour of several strategic sectors, like agriculture, reinforcement of innovation and technological exchanges as well as facilitating the movement of professionals in Europe, without a visa.
