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MEPs call for closer ties with BRICs
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MEPs have recently adopted a report that underlines that the EU shares a common interest with emerging countries in tackling global instability and security risks to economic development. As the EP reports, “the EU should work together with emer...
Javier Niño to become Head of Delegation in Port-au-Prince
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Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, has announced her intention to appoint a new Head of the European Union Delegation to Haiti. Once accreditation procedures have been...
The EAC: Following the European model?
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As reported by The Citizen, the economic growth rates of the five East African member states exceeded 5 % last year, making the region one of the fastest growing in the world. Christian Friss Bach, the Danish minister for Development Cooperation,...
Guyanese sugar sector will benefit from further EU support
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The European Union (EU) will commit funds to supporting Guyana's sugar industry, one of the Caribbean countries worst hit by the cut in sugar prices by the EU. Guyana could receive around EUR 24.9 million this year, 2012. As CTA Brussels reported,...
Jamaica: moving towards better forest conservation
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Rural Jamaican communities will play a greater role protecting the country's forests thanks to a shared management system. This initiative has been launched by St. Andrews communities of Dallas Castle and Constitutional Hill and the Government's F...
ICTs role in African development to increase
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As we have recently reported, Information, Communication Technologies (ICTs) have showed to play a key role on development. According to most recent updates on Allafrica, the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD) has recently signed a Gran...
AGRI Committee backs “food for the needy”
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Parliament’s Agriculture (AGRI) Committee has recently backed a two-year reprieve for the EU's "food for the needy" programme, on which 18 million of the EU's most deprived people rely. If Parliament as a whole follows AGRI Committee recommendat...
Biofuels: not “so good” after all?
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As the EU executive concludes an assessment of the potentially damaging effects they may have over the earth's climate, Connie Hedegaard, EU climate commissioner, cautions on the expanded use of biofuels. In an interview conducted by EurActiv, He...
Uncovering the root causes of debt in developing countries
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According to the latest research by Eurodad, more than 2/3 of bilateral debts cancelled between 2005 and 2009 were a result of export credit guarantees. Consequently, significant portions of aid funds found their way from aid budgets into th...
Main ACP-EU events for the week from 6/02 to 12/02/2
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European Parliament-6 and 8 February: Committee on Foreign Affairs.-6 February: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. -9 February: Committee on development Council of Ministers-7/8 February: Coreper II-7/8 February: Coreper IEuropean Commis...
Our video guest: Laurent de Boeck, ACP Observatory on Migration
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We recently met with Laurent de Boeck, director of the ACP Observatory on Migration, an initiative of the ACP Group of States. In particular, he delved deep into the Rabat process and explained to us the main 2012-2014 strategy challenges and stres...
Pastoralism: at the core of the next Brussels Development Briefing
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The next Brussels Development Briefing will take place on the 22 February 2012 and will be organised in partnership with the African Union Commission, the European Commission (DG DEVCO) the ACP Secretariat, Concord and various media partners. Pastora...
Ministers adopt conclusions on agri-environment support
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The Council recently adopted conclusions on a special report from the European Court of Auditors, entitled "Is agri-environment support well designed and managed?". The Court acknowledges that significant progress has been made since the introduct...
Jamaica to set sights on non-European markets
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As 2012 global economic prospects seem pessimistic, Dr. Peter Phillips, the Jamaican Finance Minister, has recently stressed that the country must find ways to boost its economy. Following the IMF's negative growth outlook, he stressed demand fo...
Who is leading EP Committees?
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As we reported last week, parliamentary committees met to elect chairs and vice-chairs for the coming two and a half years, until the end of the current legislature in June 2014. But, who is leading the committees?
New strategy to improve animal welfare before the Council
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As we reported in recent weeks, the European Commission adopted a new four-year strategy (2012-2015) that aims to further improve the welfare of animals in the European Union. The Council, recently briefed by the Commission on this strategy, gener...
EU humanitarian aid management needs work
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MEPs recently passed a regulation criticising the EU humanitarian aid management. Notably, they challenge the manner by which EU funds are funnelled through the United Nations. As stressed by Martin Ehrenhauser, who prepared the resolution, “H...
Antigua & Barbuda and Martinique ink cooperation agreement
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After several weeks spent negotiating the “Declaration of Intention of Cooperation”, Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer signs a bilateral cooperation agreement with Martinique, less than a year after reaching a deal with Guadel...
Study on the Impact of tuna industry agreement
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As complaints and warnings about the pact between the European Union (EU) and the Pacific countries have increased over the course of the last few months, the European Parliament (EP) recently asked the European Commission (EC) to develop a study...
The EU and Gabon: 'time for reflection'
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As the previous fishing agreement expired last December and negotiations for a new one faltering, the European Community's fleet may have to withdraw from Gabonese waters. The traditional EU clause on the respect of Human rights, along with the pa...
