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On his first official visit to Brussels, Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid met with European officials and members of parliament.

Charles Salamé, euronews:
What have you drawn from your visit?

Habib Essid, Tunisian Prime Minister
“We have agreed to raise the ceiling of loans that Tunisia can benefit from thanks to the European Union. We have also incited the European Union to act faster to deliver on what it has committed to for Tunisia. In parallel, we also discussed all of Tunisia’s commitments concerning several aid programmes that have been set up in the past.”

euronews
Could you give us some figures?

Habib Essid
“Three hundred million euros of credits will be dedicated to strengthening Tunisia’s national budget. On the other hand, a little over 100 million euros in aid will be earmarked for water sanitation and other projects of social development.”

euronews
Do you think those sums are enough?

Habib Essid
“No, they are not. We are asking for much more than what