Joint Policy Study / Policy Study

The EU-Tunisia Privileged Partnership – What Next?

April 2018
Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria Head of Euro-Mediterranean Policies Department IEMed - The European Institute of the Mediterranean
Tasnim Abderrahim Junior Policy Officer ECDPM - European Centre for Development Policy Management
Youssef Cherif Deputy Director Columbia Global Centers Tunisia
Silvia Colombo Senior Fellow IAI - Istituto Affari Internazionali
Elyes Ghanmi Director Institut tunisien des elus
Kristina Kausch Senior Resident Fellow GMF - German Marshall Fund of the United States
Hamza Meddeb Research Fellow EUI - European University Institute
Guillaume van der Loo Researcher CEPS - Center for European Policy Studies
Federica Zardo Assistant Professor EIF - Institute for European Integration Research

Abstract

A few weeks ahead of the Association Council on 15 May 2018 where the European Union and Tunisia are expected to adopt partnership priorities, this EuroMeSCo Joint Policy Study makes the plea for a significant leap in the relationship that would give an ambitious horizon to the partnership.

The four chapters offer readers an invaluable wealth of information regarding the state of EU-Tunisia relations. They also identify challenges that should be overcome and provide with ideas that should be considered in order to move forward.

This Joint Policy Study is the outcome of a joint effort undertaken by four Tunisian and four European experts and coordinated by Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria, Head of the Euro-Mediterranean Policies Department at the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), as part of the activities of the EuroMeSCo network.

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