European Parliament 1 September 1998, WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2575/98 by John McCARTIN to the Commission. Cohesion and Structural Funds payments to Ireland

3. A first EU-Tunisia Association Council took place on 13-14 July 1998, which also allowed for an exchange of views on human rights questions; on that occasion the EU had the opportunity of stressing that the aims of the association are based on shared respect for democracy, human rights and the rule of law.