Brussels, 27/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - In response to the Arab spring, the European Commission adopted, on Tuesday 27 September, four programmes intended to support democracy, growth, job creation, micro-finance, and higher education in the countries of North Africa and the Middle East. These decisions bear witness to “Europe's full engagement in ensuring the desired transition to democracy in the region”, Štefan Füle, Enlargement Commissioner, has stressed.
The Commission has...