This week's feature | Interview with the EC’s Head of Panafrican Issues and Institutions on the Joint Africa-EU Strategy Following Europafrica Bulletin’s interview with the then African Union Representative to the EU, H.E. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, on the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES), the latest issue of the Europafrica Bulletin poses the same questions to Philippe Darmuzey, Head of the Panafrican Issues and Institutions, Governance & Migration Unit at the European Commission. Darmuzey argues that the uniquely continentally-focused joint strategy is the most ambitious, comprehensive and flexible in comparison with Africa’s other strategic partnerships. In view of the growing interdependence of the two continents, he says the November Africa-Europe Summit is a chance to establish joint responses to global challenges. Beyond institutions, the joint strategy is having too little impact he says and more commitment from Member States and involvement of civil society and the private sector is needed to ensure implementation and to play a major role in international forums. Major efforts are also needed to determine the political purpose, management and complementarity of a pan-African financial support programme. For a reminder of the original commitments made in the JAES, an analysis on underlying successes and challenges and possible reform scenarios for the future JAES, see ECDPM’s scoping paper. -previous feature stories- .

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ECDPM Annual Report 2009 - now available Joining up Africa Support to Regional Integration: report summarising the main findings of a study conducted by ECDPM in preparation for the Joining up Africa (JUA) conference held in London on 3-4 March 2010. The report addresses key issues relating to aid effectiveness at the regional level in view of improving donor support to regional integration processes in Africa. Trade and Production Adjustments in ACP Countries. Lessons from the Caribbean Rum Programme - paper from ECDPM and CTA Four leading European Think-Tanks have published a new policy note titled ‘Development-proofing the EEAS’ in response to the new blueprint on the European External Action Service (EEAS) agreed by the EU General Affairs Council. Read the full article What next for the Joint Africa-EU Strategy? Perspectives on revitalising an innovative framework - A scoping paper Also available in French and Portuguese Download a summary of the SAIIA and ECDPM meeting report - Taking Stock of the Joint EU-Africa Strategy and Africa's International Relations Setting up the European External Action Service: Building a comprehensive approach to EU external action This paper aims to contribute to a more inclusive and better informed debate ahead of the final decision on the set-up of the European External Action Service (EEAS). It presents a set of criteria to guide an assessment of the new institutional arrangements and mandates from a development perspective, highlights some of the issues that are being discussed and lays out a series of options. Europe, anno 2010: A new start in international development cooperation? New joint report, “New Challenges, New Beginnings: Next Steps in European Development Cooperation,” is an initiative of ECDPM, UK’s Overseas Development Institute (ODI), FRIDE (Spain) and the German Development Institute (DIE). For more analysis, see also our Talking Points article by Jeske van Seters with an overview of the main issues covered in the Report. Read the Executive Summary - Download PDF (1,3 Mb) Download the full report - PDF (7,5 Mb)

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Weekly Compass: Your reliable source on the latest policy development and analysis, in your mailbox Friday afternoons. Europafrica bulletin | Issue 35, June The 34th issue of the Europafrica bulletin, which will give you an up-date on the implementation process of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy and other relevant material. The acp-eu-trade.org newsletter | no. 40, June 2010 Collection of press articles published during the last month and a selection of recently added documents in the acp-eu-trade.org library

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Trade Negotiations Insights. July 2010. ECDPM, ICTSD - Editorial: Special Issue on the fisal implications of EPAs and Domestic Revenue Mobilisation - Taxation for development in Africa: A shared responsibility (H.B Solignac-Lecompte)

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Capacity.org | issue 39, May - Behaviour and facilitating change