EU strikes deal on Tunisian olive oil (2)

(ANSA) - Strasbourg, March 9 - The European Parliament is set to give its final approval to importing an extra 35,000 tonnes of Tunisian olive oil a year without duties. The measure was urgently put on the EP voting agenda for Thursday after the 28-strong Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union (COREPER) approved amendments to overcome a suspension of the measure last month. The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) said the acceleration of the measure was a "disgrace for the government" of Premier Matteo Renzi.