Official visit by Martin SCHULZ, EP President to Tunisia : Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack (24/11/2015) and Audience with Mohamed Beji Caid ESSEBSI, President of Tunisia
Statement by EP President Martin SCHULZ

EU - Tunisia (T)

fight against terrorism (T)

official visit

SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE)

CAID ESSEBSI, Beji (TN)

Carthage

Official visit by Martin SCHULZ, EP President to Tunisia : Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack (24/11/2015) and Audience with Mohamed Beji Caid ESSEBSI, President of Tunisia

Arrival of EP President Martin SCHULZ (2 shots)

Tribute to the members of the Tunisian Presidential guard killed in the terrorist attack on 24/11/2015 (5 shots)

Exterior of the Presidential Palace, Carthage (3 shots)

Handshake with Mohamed Beji Caid ESSEBSI, President of Tunisia

SOUNDBITE (French), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, We have discussed about the internal security of the country and the region, we have discussed the economic cooperation, we have debated which are the possibilities for the EU to help in the short term, especially in the fight against unemployment, especially youth unemployment, which are the options of the EU to cooperate in the area of agriculture, infrastructural development, research and scientific cooperation.

SOUNDBITE (French), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, we must do what can as the European Union to help also in these areas, public administration, corruption and attract foreign investment.

SOUNDBITE (French), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, I SOUNDBITE (French), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, I have found agreement that the two of us, next week, 18th of February, during the launch of the work of the mixed parliamentary committee between the parliament of Tunisia and the European Parliament, in this framework we will discuss a deepened cooperation, between the the parliament of Tunisia and the European Parliament, to develop the rules framework, the training of public officials, to send officials from Brussels here, and invite public officials to come to us in Strasbourg and Brussels.