Brussels, 20/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - The representatives of the European Commission in Tunis, Marc Pierini, and the Tunisian Minister for International Cooperation and Development signed, end December 2003, a financing convention totalling EUR 2,150,000 in the form of a donation for a media support programme in Tunisia. The amount is to be taken from the resources of the MEDA Programme. This three-year programme aims to strengthen the role of the press, especially the private press. In this respect, the European Commission mainly foresees the organisation of seminars, support for a specialised library project and the creation of a press club and an on-line forum for Tunisian journalists.