Brussels, 17/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - Guy Verhofstadt, the leader of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament (EP) wants the EU to offer Tunisia much more than a privileged partnership. “We should explore the possibilities of offering Tunisia more than a privileged partnership and possibly even investigate future membership of the EEA with rights similar to Norway and Iceland”, he said at a press conference in Tunis.
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