Abstract
This chapter analyses the negotiations of the new Action Plan under the ‘Privileged Partnership’, the operational documents of the European Neighbourhood Instrument and the Declaration on a Mobility Partnership agreed in 2014. It shows that the fall of the authoritarian regime entailed a re-conceptualisation of joint ownership. The principle became pivotal for both the EU and Tunisia, the former acknowledging that its lack thereof had undermined the effectiveness of the ENP, the latter conceiving it as a more active role in the negotiations. This attempt to rethink Euro-Mediterranean relations after the uprisings did not, however, impact the level of joint ownership of the negotiation outcomes. Routines and practices learned by Tunisia in the past supported the country’s agency in times of transition but the negotiation process proved to be beyond the administrative capabilities of a post-authoritarian country, limiting its room of maneuver and capacity to shape the final agreements.
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Moncef Marzouki was elected as President of Tunisia by the Constituent Assembly in December 2011 and covered this position until the election of Beji Caid Essebsi in December 2014.
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Zardo, F. (2020). Joint Ownership in Times of Transition. In: Joint Ownership in EU-Tunisia Relations. The European Union in International Affairs. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30799-8_5
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