Adoption of special measure in favour of Tunisia for 2023 (P9_TA(2024)0175)
Decision
The European Parliament adopted a resolution (P9_TA(2024)0175) on 14 March 2024 concerning the adoption of a special measure in favour of Tunisia for 2023, challenging the Commission’s use of an urgent written procedure.
What Changes
The resolution does not block the special measure but formally contests the Commission’s procedure and requests detailed, written explanations and documentation from the Commission regarding the financing agreement, the lack of prior informal contact with Parliament, the definition and monitoring of conditionality including how ‘satisfactory progress’ is assessed, the rationale for a single-tranche disbursement of EUR 150 million, the circumstances of the rejected EUR 60 million disbursed under the COVID facility, and assurances on Parliament’s access to oversight and project sites.
Who Is Affected
The measure and the resolution directly concern Tunisia and the EU institutions responsible for budget support and parliamentary scrutiny, including the Commission and the European Parliament.
Sources
Official Documents
- Thursday, 14 March 2024 - Strasbourg Parliament adopted a resolution critiquing the 2023 Tunisia special measure and demanding greater parliamentary scrutiny and conditionality.
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