This Country Strategy Paper (CSP) presents the framework which will govern EU cooperation with Republic of Suriname for the period 2008-2013.
Suriname’s development strategy and policies are documented in the Multi-Annual Development Plan 2006-2011, its central objectives being growth and poverty reduction. Reform processes to achieve these goals are in place for the public sector, health, education, transport, justice and police, environment and agriculture.
The Joint Country Strategy has identified the overall goals, specific objectives and areas of cooperation between the EU and South Africa from 2007 to 2013. The present Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) translates the Commission's response in the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) into a programme of action for this period. It is in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation No 1905/2006 ofthe European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation.
The purpose of this Country Strategy Paper (CSP) is to provide a framework for EC co-operation with Solomon Islands under the Cotonou Agreement. The framework is based on global objectives of EC-ACP co-operation, Solomon Islands own development policy, an analysis of the political and economic situation in the country, and an assessment of the past co-operation programmes of the EC and other donors. It concludes with the proposed EC response strategy of the 10th EDF and a National Indicative Programme (NIP).
Chapter I – EU, DFID and GoSL objectives
This strategy is based on Sierra Leone’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) for 2005-2007, the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, the EU Strategy for Africa (2005), the European Consensus on Development and the 10-year Memorandum of Understanding signed between the DFID and the government of Sierra Leone in 2002.
Chapter II – Analysis and challenges facing Sierra Leone over the next five years
The Republic of Seychelles, situated in the Western Indian Ocean, is a Small Island Developing State of 84,600 inhabitants, with a very high population density exceeding 500 hab/km2 on its main island, Mahé. Seychelles is ranked amongst the middle-income countries, with a GDP per capita estimated at €7 000, largely achieved through development of the country's tourism potential and exploitation of its fisheries resources.
Senegal belongs to the group of least-developed countries. It is ranked 157th of the 177 countries on the UNDP human development index (2005 figures). The population of almost 11 million, with a per capita GDP of USD 634, has a life expectancy of 56, higher than the average for sub-Saharan Africa (46.1). The literacy rate among Senegalese adults is 39.9% (29.2% for women and 51.1% for men), lower than the rates for these groups in similar countries (sub-Saharan Africa 60.5%, 2005 figures). The same applies to the gross school enrolment rate, which was 80% in 2005.
São Tomé e Príncipe is one of the world's least developed countries (LDCs) with one of the lowest per capita GDPs in Africa (USD 440) and a population estimated at 157 000 inhabitants (2005). While it ranks only 155 in the world in terms of per capita GDP, it is ranked 127 out of 177 for human development (UNPD 2006).
The purpose of this Country Strategy Paper (CSP) is to provide a framework for EC co-operation with Samoa under the Cotonou Agreement. The framework is based on global objectives of EC-ACP co-operation, Samoa’s own development policy, an analysis of the political and economic situation in the country, and an assessment of the past co-operation programmes of the EC and other donors. It concludes with the proposed EC response strategy of the 10th EDF and an Indicative Programme.
The purpose of this Country Support Strategy is to provide a framework for EU assistance programmes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) under the 10th EDF. It outlines the current status of the bilateral relations; elaborates a detailed country diagnosis; summarises the Government’s development agenda; reviews the EC past and present cooperation and the activities of other major donors; and concludes with the proposed EU response strategy and its corresponding indicative work programme.
The purpose of this Country Support Strategy is to provide a framework for EU assistance programmes in Saint Lucia under the 10th EDF. It outlines the current status of the EU–Saint Lucia relations, elaborates a detailed country diagnosis, summarises the Government’s development agenda, reviews the past and present cooperation with the EC and the activities of other major donors, and concludes with the proposed EU response strategy and its corresponding indicative work programme.