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Euforic: on the future of EU-Africa relations - current issues, food for thought, background information

EADI Masterclass: Introduction To Climate Change and Its Development Implications
08 03 2010 2010/03 - EADI: Developing countries are expected to be most severely affected by the impacts of climate change.

EADI Masterclass: Implementing Paris Declaration
01 03 2010 2010/02 - EADI -

Joining EU and US policy towards Eritrea and the Horn of Africa for the promotion of democracy and human rights: conference concluding statement
17 11 2009 2009/11 - EEPA

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AllAfrica / EU-Africa / Top News


AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.

Uganda: Ministers Divided over Oil Deal
25 01 2010 A CABINET rift appears to have opened up over support for Italian company Eni's bid to buy into Heritage $1.5b oil fields. The division emerged after energy minister Hilary Onek's announcement this week.

Gambia: Introducing Aa Rahman Revelation Band
25 01 2010 A Rahman was born in Banjul and is currently the lead singer of the A Rahman band based in France.

North Africa: Tunisia to Take Part in French-Maghrebi Convention
25 01 2010 Tunisia will take part in the 9th edition of the French-Maghrebi convention [1] due to be held in Paris, on February 5, 2010.

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Euforic / ACP cooperation


Euforic acp-eu cooperation - current issues, food for thought, background information

High duties keep food imports from poor countries out of Europe
19 01 2010 15.01.2010 - Deutsche Welle -

Rapport : Lutte contre la pêche illicite, non déclarée et non réglementée (INN) : Impacts et défis pour les pays ACP
13 01 2010 2009/04 - Briefings sur le Développement à Bruxelles

Rapport : Respect des normes de sécurité alimentaire : Implications sur les exportations agricoles ACP
13 01 2010 2009/05 - Briefings sur le Développement à Bruxelles

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CTA / Brussels office / Web log


information on key ACP-EU programmes and events from Brussels relevant to agriculture and rural development in ACP countries.

EU support to regional integration in Africa
10 03 2010 Motivated by its own experience over the past fifty years, the European Union (EU) has been a long-standing supporter of regional integration throughout the world, including in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries where there has been a steady expansion, in both depth and breadth, of regional integration initiatives.

Why the EU is not yet a mature development partner
09 03 2010 In a turbulent world and with development under huge stress, partnership between North and South is key to promoting more inclusive and effective global governance. The European Union (EU) is very vocal about partnerships in its policy statements, but still lacks the capacity to convert this discourse into reality. An urgent problem is that the EU remains a fragmented, isolated organisation, mostly looking inward without understanding the perceptions and priorities of its partners in the developing world.

EIB provides largest ever investment in Africa
09 03 2010 The European Investment Bank (EIB) today signed the Nigeria Framework Loan which will provide up to EUR 240m to three Nigerian banks: FirstBank of Nigeria, Guaranty Trust Bank and Stanbic IBTC. The funding will be used to facilitate private and public private partnership infrastructure in the country and ensure continued investment in the sector.

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IPS / Europe / News


Inter Press Service is a global news agency producing independent news and analysis of events affecting the economic, social and political development of peoples and nations especially in the south

EUROPE: Green Finance Wise, or Otherwise
09 03 2010 BRUSSELS, Mar 8 (IPS) - A plan to give the European Union's lending arm a beefed-up mandate for financing the fight against climate change has drawn a sceptical response from campaigners on green and economic justice issues.

Q&A: 'Israeli Siege Causing De-development of Gaza'
09 03 2010 BRUSSELS, Mar 8 (IPS) - For the first time since September 2006, Mahmoud Abu Rahma, a leading figure in the Palestinian human rights group Al Mezan, has been granted permission to travel outside Gaza.

HEALTH: Potato Drags GM Food Into Europe
06 03 2010 BRUSSELS, Mar 5 (IPS) - Genetically modified (GM) foods appear to be back on the European Union's political menu - thanks to a potato.

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EU Business / Headlines

ECB to examine European IMF plan: Trichet
11 03 2010 The European Central Bank will consider a proposed emergency fund foreurozone economies in distress, ECB chief Jean-Claude Trichet said onWednesday.

Scientists and SMEs join forces to fight influenza
11 03 2010 Researchers and industrialists from Europe and abroad have clinched EUR 18 million in EU support for their collaboration on projects targeting influenza. In total, 52 research institutes and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 18 European countries, as well as China, Israel and the US will work together on 4 projects to determine how influenza virus genes migrate, and how they pose a serious threat to the well-being of humans and animals. In less than a decade, the Commission has earmarked more than EUR 100 million for research on influenza.

Geithner warns EU on hedge fund regulation plan: report
11 03 2010 A senior US official has warned the European Commission that EU plans toregulate hedge funds and private equity groups could trigger atransatlantic row, the Financial Times reported Thursday.

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