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". – Under the Cotonou Agreement, good governance is recognised as a fundamental element of the ACP-EU partnership and as an area for support in the framework of our development cooperation strategy. The total amount earmarked in the 9th EDF National Indicative Programmes for support to projects and programmes in the field of governance represents around EUR 640 million, corresponding to about 10 % of the overall allocations for the national indicative programmes. Part of these allocations can be mobilised for projects aimed at strengthening the capacity of the parliaments of ACP countries.
A total amount of EUR 38.5 million is already committed, within existing governance programmes, for specific actions of support to the parliaments of ACP countries. In addition, two new financing proposals, focused on support to ACP parliaments, are scheduled for approval this year: one for Madagascar (EUR 1.9 million) and one for South Africa (EUR 10 million).
The delegations will be made aware of the possibility of supporting specific activities designed to increase the awareness and information of national parliaments on the implementation of the Cotonou Agreement, if requested by our partner countries.
In addition, the various programmes geared towards strengthening the trade negotiation capacities of the ACP, including the ongoing EUR 10 million and EUR 20 million all-ACP facilities for WTO and economic partnership agreement negotiations, are also relevant as regards the promotion of training and awareness in relation to the role of parliaments in these matters.
We are encouraging members of national and regional parliaments to participate in various trade-related workshops, seminars etc., organised in this context. The Commission has already contacted the European Parliament in the past with a view to helping them build up a network of ACP parliamentarian correspondents in order to enhance their involvement in trade matters. We are interested in doing everything possible in this area.
The 9th EDF financial protocol provides EUR 4 million to allow for the participation of parliamentarians from ACP countries in the activities of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly, which is a key institution of the Cotonou Partnership. A new financing agreement is currently under consideration, using the entire allocation under the current Financial Protocol. It will provide this support over a period of two-and-a-half years.
The strengthening of the structure of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly, which now includes three thematic standing committees, necessitates additional financial resources to allow for effective ACP participation. To take into account these additional needs, the European Commission intends to propose a decision of the ACP-EU Council of Ministers to increase funds for the JPA to an amount of around EUR 6 Million, in accordance with Article 8 of the Financial Protocol.
All these initiatives should make it possible for national and regional parliaments to access some of the resources needed to ensure their effective participation in cooperation."@en1
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