Brussels, 02/09/2015 (Agence Europe) - Tunisian sources report that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to grant €20 million to Tunisia for environmental preservation - more particularly for dredging Bizerte Lake in northern Tunisia, which links to the Mediterranean Sea.
The credit agreement will be signed on 3 September, according to these same sources, which say that the aim is to develop investment and international cooperation.
The sources also say that negotiations are under way with donor partners in order to contribute to financing the Taparura depollution project (Sfax, an area which is heavily polluted due to a chemical plant). The cost would reportedly be around 864 million dinars (€400 million), according to the same sources. (Fathi B'Chir)