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		<title>FES Conference on EU-Africa relations: summary of the debate</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/07/10/fes-conference-on-eu-africa-relations-summary-of-the-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A panel discussion on Africa-EU relations was organized by the Fredrich Ebert Foundation on the 8th July 2009. This summary was written by Dolly Afun-Ogidan, Research Intern at ECDPM and co-editor of the www.europafrica.net website.

The first session of the discussion dealt with “The Economic Partnership Agreements: Four Scenarios of West Africa’s Future” presented by El [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2127&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>G8 Leaders pledge to meet Commitments made to Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All Africa reports that at the on-going G8 summit, leaders of the world’s biggest industrialized nations have promised to boost development assistance to Africa by U.S. $25 billion a year over 2004 levels by 2010.

The G8 leaders, meeting in L’Aquila, Italy, for their annual summit, pledged that “despite the severe impact of the (global financial) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2120&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>President Barroso at the G8 summit: Shaping sustainable responses to global challenges together</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/07/06/president-barroso-at-the-g8-summit-shaping-sustainable-responses-to-global-challenges-together/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barroso will represent the European Commission at the ongoing G8 summit in L&#8217;Aquila, Italy from 8-10 July 2009. G8 leaders will notably address the global economy, including trade, climate change and energy, Africa/development and food security.

The EC&#8217;s press release noted that along with the leaders of Sweden (as holder of the EU Council presidency), [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2086&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AU Executive Council invited to Write Text on AU Authority</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To deal with the issue of the transformation of the AU Commission into an Authority, heads of State and government of the African Union asked the executive council to meet in emergency to adopt only one text, instead of two texts were proposed to them.

The AU Monitor reports that  the decision was made at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2084&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outcomes of the 3rd Coordination meeting of JAES Stakeholders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 3rd Coordination meeting of the EU Chefs de file and other stakeholders in the implementation of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) and its first Action Plan took place on 12 June 2009 in Brussels.

The Czech Presidency has released information on the official EC website about the outcomes of the 3rd Coordination meeting of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2082&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call for a Common African Position on Agriculture and Solid Framework for Food Security</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under framework of the 13th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union in Sirte, Libya, the African Union Heads of States made a call for a common African position on Agriculture and a solid Framework for Food Security.

Holding under the theme: “Investing in Agriculture for Economic Growth and Food Security”, the opening ceremony [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2079&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>African leaders agree on the creation of the African Union(AU) Authority</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/07/06/african-leaders-agree-on-the-creation-of-the-african-unionau-authority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the AU Monitor, African leaders have agreed on the creation of the African Union (AU) Authority, headed by a President and possessing an enhanced role to coordinate foreign affairs, trade and defence policies within the continent.

But the AU Authority will come into force only when the 53 African states ratify an amended treaty [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2076&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EIB and EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund collaborate to reinforce regional infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/07/06/eib-and-eu-africa-infrastructure-trust-fund-collaborate-to-reinforce-regional-infrastructure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Union press release states that the EIB, through the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund, has approved a EUR 1.75 million grant to the West African Power Pool (WAPP) to finance pre-investment studies for a 330 kV transmission link from Riviera in Côte d’Ivoire to Prestea in Ghana.

The studies will address the final missing link [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2071&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Documents on EC Communication: Strengthening Transport Cooperation between Africa and EU</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/07/06/documents-on-ec-communication-strengthening-transport-cooperation-between-africa-and-eu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has released official documents on strengthening cooperation between Europe and Africa in the transport sector.

On 24 June the European Commission Communication on strengthening the African-European cooperation in the transport sector was adopted. The Communication aims to connect the Trans-European and African networks, in particular through developing a common map of transport infrastructures. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2062&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish Presidency of the EU is launched</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/07/01/swedish-presidency-of-the-eu-is-launched/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 1st of July 2009, Sweden has officially taken over the EU Presidency of the Czech Republic until the end of the year. Now Sweden is in the driving seat of the world&#8217;s largest integrated economy with nearly half a billion citizens.“It&#8217;s going to be a very exciting six months, but the task before [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2060&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Africa issues year-long ultimatum to ICC</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/07/01/africa-issues-year-long-ultimatum-to-icc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Afrique en ligne, african foreign ministers have met on Monday, the 29th of June 2009 to discuss the continent’s position on the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC). They have given the world court a year-long ultimatum to defer war crime charges against Sudanese leader Omar Al-Bashir or risk losing Africa’s entire [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2057&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>African Leaders discuss the integration of NEPAD into AU</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/07/01/african-leaders-discuss-the-integration-of-nepad-into-au/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[African leaders gathered on Tuesday to discuss the final details in the integration of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) into the organs of the African Union (AU), with a new proposal for a treaty establishing NEPAD as an organ of the soon to be formed AU Authority says AUMONITOR.

The leaders are expected to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2054&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Europafrica Bulletin Issue 27 &#8211; 26 June 2009</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/29/europafrica-bulletin-issue-27-26-june-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 27th issue of the Europafrica bulletin gives you an up-date on the implementation of the Joint Africa- EU Strategy.
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		<title>Final Communique on the 15th ECOWAS-EU Ministerial Troika Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 15th ministerial Troika meeting between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union (EU) was held in Luxembourg on June 16, 2009. The European Union has released the final communique.

The ministerial troika meeting was co–chaired by Ambassador Bagudu M. Hirse, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2028&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Public Consultation on the proposal of a Pan-African Media Observatory</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/25/public-consultation-on-the-proposal-of-a-pan-african-media-observatory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first Forum on Media and Development held in Ouagadougou in September 2008 successfully contributed to move reflection forward and to identify concrete proposals that were enshrined in a &#8220;Joint Road Map for Action&#8221; signed by the African Union&#8217;s Commission Chairperson Jean Ping, and European Commissioner Louis Michel.

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		<title>FES Conference on Africa &#8211; EU Relations on the 8th July 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The negotiations about the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and further integration steps of the African Union (AU) remain topics of high priority in Africa-EU relations. Thus, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation is organizing a conference on that issue on the 8th of July 2009 from 9h30-15h30 in Brussels.

The first session of the conference presents and discusses Four [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2013&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AU-EU Study on The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/24/au-eu-study-on-the-great-green-wall-for-the-sahara-and-sahel-initiative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As regards climate change, the results of a collaborative effort between the AU and EU to assess the scope and pre-feasibility of the the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative is now available on the official JAES website.

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		<title>Bildt and Malmström on the priorities for the Swedish EU Presidency</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, 22 June, Minister for EU Affairs Cecilia Malmström and Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt met journalists in Brussels and spoke about the political priorities for Sweden&#8217;s EU Presidency.

On 22 June, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt and Minister for EU Affairs Cecilia Malmström presented the Swedish Presidency’s priorities for several hundred journalists [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=2003&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New EC Communication: Transport: Reinforcing cooperation between Europe and Africa</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/24/new-ec-communication-transport-reinforcing-cooperation-between-europe-and-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strengthening cooperation between Europe and Africa in the transport sector is at the core of the communication that the European Commission adopted today on its official website. It aims to connect the Trans-European and African networks, in particular through developing a common map of transport infrastructures.

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		<title>EESC to organise 10th ACP-EU Civil Society seminar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Economic and Social Committee will host the 10th ACP-EU Economic and Social Interest Groups Regional Seminar in Gaborone, Botswana, on 28-30 June 2009.

During the three-day seminar, 12 EESC members will be joined in Gaborone by Southern African civil society representatives from the 15 SADC countries; they will discuss a wide range of issues, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1994&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Geothermal Energy and the Africa-EU Energy Partnership</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/19/geothermal-energy-and-the-africa-eu-energy-partnership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ambassador Koen Vervaeke&#8217;s (Head of the European Union Delegation to the African Union) speech during the Decision Makers&#8217; Workshop on Geothermal Energy in Addis Ababa from 8-10 June 2009.

The objective of the workshop was to assess the role of geothermal energy in Eastern Africa and how to move forward with the ongoing implementation of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1992&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nordic Countries Support for AU, Regional Communities, Peace and Security and JAES</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The director of Nordic Africa Institute emphasizes Nordic countries support and partnership with African countries.

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		<title>JAES on AU Permanent Representatives Committee&#8217;s Agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 24-26 June 2009, the AU Permanent Representatives Committee will consider the Progress Report of the Commission on the Implementation of the Joint Africa-EU Dialogue  Strategy and its Action Plan, among other issues.
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		<title>The Governance of the APRM Lacks Transparency</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the time for second reviews to take place in countries approaches, there are concerns about transparency of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).

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		<title>Brazilian President Invited to 13th African Union Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the AU Monitor, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will participate at the 13th ordinary session of the assembly of heads of State and government of the African Union scheduled to take place in Sirte, Libya, from 1 to 3 July 2009.

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		<title>Participation of African Diaspora in JAES Implementation</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/19/participation-of-african-diaspora-in-jaes-implementation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The African Diaspora Policy Centre (ADPC), with support from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, initiated a project aimed at mobilising the proactive participation of the African diaspora in the Joint Africa-EU Strategic Partnership and the implementation of the Action Plan adopted in Lisbon in 2007.

This project is initiated to further strengthen the Africa-EU Strategic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1977&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who gets the task of carrying out Europe&#8217;s Development Policy?</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/19/who-gets-the-task-of-carrying-out-europes-development-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the European Parliament elections comes the issue of development policies, but addressing this may not be until autumn.

While the European Parliament elections are raising many questions about the future direction of the EU, the practicalities of the precise make-up of the parliament mean that development policies look set to be put on hold until [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1971&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AU Conference of Ministers of Finance: Use Economic Crisis to Reshape Policies</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/10/au-conference-of-ministers-of-finance-use-economic-crisis-to-reshape-policies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AU Conference of Ministers of Finance was held in Cairo from 6-7 June 2009.

Yousef Boutros-Ghali, the Minister of Finance of the Arab Republic of Egypt made a call while opening the African Union Conference of Ministers of Finance and Economy; and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Conference of African Ministers of Finance, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1904&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Africa Day celebrations focusing on Implementation of AU border programme and Africa–EU Partnership</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/10/africa-day-celebrations-focusing-on-implementation-of-au-border-programme-and-africa%e2%80%93eu-partnership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Brussels, Africa day celebrations on 25 may 2009 were held against the backdrop of the AU Border Programme Implementation Plan and Africa-EU Partnership.

The Africa Day programme was jointly prepared by the African Group and the AU Permanent Mission in Brussels and was all the more relevant as it was focused on the implementation prospect [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1901&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Final Communique form the 5th CCP-AU Citizens&#8217; Continental Conference</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/10/final-communique-form-the-5th-ccp-au-citizens-continental-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 5 and 6, the CCP-AU held its Fifth Citizens&#8217; Continental Conference on the AU Summit ,in which over 60 participants from different CSOs/NGOs had taken part.

During the Conference, two main issues on the agenda were deliberated upon, namely; &#8220;Agriculture, Food Security and Financing for Development in Africa&#8221; and &#8220;Peace, Security and Human Rights [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1898&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recommendations of the 1st Africa-EU Civil Society Human Rights Seminar</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/10/recommendations-of-the-1st-africa-eu-civil-society-human-rights-seminar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 1st African and European Union (EU) Civil Society Human Rights Seminar has been held in Brussels on 16 and 17 of April 2009.

About 50 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from Africa and EU have attended the seminar. The seminar was held in the spirit of the Africa-EU Partnership which has pledged to “further promote the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1893&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Joint ACP-EU Declaration on Climate change and Development</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/08/1889/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Joint ACP-EU meeting held in Brussels on 28 and 29 May 2009 dialogued on cooperation between the ACP and EU countries as regards Climate Change policy and Development.

The Council noted that climate change is a serious global challenge which demands urgent, cooperative and shared responsibility to act since it is becoming a major threat [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1889&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ACP-EU Joint Resolution on the economic and financial crisis</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/08/acp-eu-joint-resolution-on-the-economic-and-financial-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The resolution on the economic and financial crisis during the Joint ACP-EC Council of Ministers meeting held on 28 and 29 May 2009 is now available.

The Council is seriously concerned about the impact of the economic and financial crisis on ACP countries and the additional challenges it poses to the achievement of the Millennium Development [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1883&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pan African Parliament follow EP elections</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/02/pan-african-parliament-follow-ep-elections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between the 2-7 June, the President and seven other MPs from the Pan-African Parliament are in Europe to follow the EP elections. They aim to compare with their own traditions and hopefully take home some best practices. The delegation meets MEPs and election officers and visits polling stations in Brussels, London and Wiesbaden. This  initiative [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1875&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Camilla Elowson&#8217;s study on the Peace and Security Partnership of the JAES</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/02/camilla-elowson-study-on-the-peace-and-security-partnership-of-the-jaes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This report examines the Peace and Security partnership of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy. The report, commissioned by the Ministry of Defence, is divided into two distinct parts.

The first part aims at introducing the reader to the partnership, by providing a factual overview of its contents, its context and its current status. A point of departure [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1871&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cecilia Malmström launches the website for the Swedish Presidency of the EU</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/06/02/cecilia-malmstrom-launches-the-website-for-the-swedish-presidency-of-the-eu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In exactly one month, Sweden takes over the Presidency of the EU. On the 1st of June, Minister for EU Affairs Cecilia Malmström presented the new  Swedish Presidency website, www.se2009.eu.
The 13th Africa-EU Ministerial Troika meeting will take plac on the 14th of October in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.



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		<title>Venro Paper: The Joint Africa-EU-Strategy and Poverty Eradication</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/29/venro-paper-the-joint-africa-eu-strategy-and-poverty-eradication/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 08:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The present policy paper evolved from a partner conference on gender, energy and trade policies held in Nairobi, Kenya from April 5–7, 2009, organized by Taabco Research and Development Consultants, Nairobi (www.taabco.org) and VENRO.
The energy working group was co-organised by the German NGO Forum Development and Environment (www.forum-ue.de). The working group on climate change met [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1864&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Joint ACP-EU Council to meet in Brussels 28-29 May 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The meeting of the Joint Council of Cooperation and Development Ministers of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific group of States (ACP) and the European Union (EU) will be held on Thursday and Friday in Brussels, Belgium.

The meeting will review the progress in negotiations for the conclusion of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between EU, the six [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1859&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EU adopts Blue Card scheme for skilled migrants</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/27/eu-adopts-blue-card-scheme-for-skilled-migrants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 13:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EU Observer reports that on 25 May 2009, the EU adopted plans for a European Union work permit aimed at attracting highly skilled foreigners to the bloc, similar to the US&#8217; Green Card.

Dubbed the Blue Card, it will allow foreign workers to be employed in any EU member state except Great Britain, Ireland and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1856&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>European Development Days 2009 Website Launch</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/27/1850/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 12:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 22-24 October 2009, the fourth edition of European Development Days will be hosted in Stockholm, Sweden. The website with details of this year&#8217;s event has been launched.

European Development Days 2009 is a flagship event which showcases, in just a few days, the EU’s continuing and enduring commitment to development.
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		<title>ECDPM Presentation on the JAES at the 18th IRCC Meeting in Nairobi</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/27/ecdpm-presentation-on-the-jaes-at-the-18th-ircc-meeting-in-nairobi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 06:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ECDPM was invited by the IRCC to the 18th Inter Regional Coordinating Committee Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya to give an independent view on the Joint Africa-EU Strategy and the future involvement of the IRCC. Among the IRCC Secretariat and the European Commission and various EC Delegations, several RECs were present such as COMESA, EAC, IOC, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1838&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>To mark Africa Day, the European Commission reaffirms its commitment to JAES</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/25/to-mark-africa-day-the-european-commission-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 11:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recognition of Africa Day, the European Commission reaffirms its commitment to strengthen the EU-Africa Partnership in order to address common challenges.

Olli Rehn, the acting European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, says &#8220;The peoples of Africa and of Europe share the same hopes, the same values and the same interests. Together we can meet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1836&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Africa Day, May 25: Towards a United, Peaceful &amp; Prosperous Africa</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/25/africa-day-may-25-towards-a-united-peaceful-prosperous-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 11:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 25 May 2009, the African Union will celebrate the 47th Africa Day.

Africa Day is observed with respect to the creation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), by its founding fathers on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the current headquarters of the African Union. Later in 2002, Durban, South Africa, the OAU [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1833&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation on JAES implementation and Ministerial Troika Outcomes</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/22/presentation-on-jaes-implementation-and-ministerial-troika-outcomes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 17:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Africa Inter-Service Group Meeting, 18 May 2009, a presentation was made by the Head of the European Commission Pan-African Unit on the Ministerial Troika outcomes, progress in the implementation of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy and the 8 thematic partnerships, and the way forward.
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		<title>Council conclusions on Support to Democratic Governance–Towards an enhanced EU framework</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/22/council-conclusions-on-support-to-democratic-governance%e2%80%93towards-an-enhanced-eu-framework/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conclusions from the 2943rd External Relations Council meeting held by the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council in Brussels on 18 and 19 May, 2009.

A summary of the conclusions include:
The Council acknowledged the multidimensional nature of governance and underlined that democratic governance is critical for poverty reduction in the context of sustainable development and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1826&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Libya to Host 13th African Union Summit of Head of States and Government</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/22/libya-to-host-13th-african-union-summit-of-head-of-states-and-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 15:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next Ordinary Sessions of the decision-making organs of the African Union will take place in Sirte,   Great Socialist People&#8217;s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

The decision was taken on Monday 18 May 2009, during the meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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		<title>EU € 1 billion “Food Facility”: Commission signs the first contribution agreements</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/22/eu-e-1-billion-%e2%80%9cfood-facility%e2%80%9d-commission-signs-the-first-contribution-agreements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 15:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 15 May 2009, the European Commission signed the first contribution agreements of the EU € 1 billion Food Facility with three UN implementing partners.

FAO (€106M), UNRWA (€ 39.6M) and UNICEF (€8.2M). Similar contribution agreements with the World Food Programme (€38.7M), and UNOPS (€ 10M) are expected to be finalised shortly, to be followed by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=europafrica.net&blog=460818&post=1822&subd=europafrica&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strenghtening of the African Union</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/22/strenghtening-of-the-afican-union/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 15:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AU Monitor reports that the recent South African President President Jacob Zuma has called for the urgent strengthening of the African Union (AU).

According to Zuma, a stronger African Union will enable it deal effectively with the peace and security challenges in Africa, while also advocating tougher measures against coup plotters.
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		<title>Round Table Debate on Climate Change on World&#8217;s Poor</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/22/round-table-debate-on-climate-change-on-worlds-poor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 14:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Development Policy Forum (DPF) hosts a roundtable discussion on &#8220;climate change protection plan for the world&#8217;s poor&#8221;on 29 May 2009.
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		<title>Report on the APSTA Technical Committee Meeting</title>
		<link>http://europafrica.net/2009/05/18/report-on-the-apsta-technical-committee-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 10:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA) Technical Committee Meeting was held on the 17 April 2009. The report is now available online on the official website of Europe and Africa.
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