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Mid-term review "in country" phase extended to 15 November -
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21.10.09 - The European Commission has put back the deadline for its Heads of Mission in ACP countries to submit draft mid-term review reports until 15 November.  This is to ensure that there civil society and other non state actors are engaged in the preparation of the draft report.  The Commission's Director General for Development has informed Heads of Mission that there must be an effective involvement of civil society for the draft reports to be accepted in Brussels. See note to delegations


08-06-09- Gabon's leader Bongo died -
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The president of Gabon, Omar Bongo, has died after 41 years in power in the west central African country.  Read BBC article


New website for journalists provides single entry point to EU development cooperation. -
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DevWire.eu is a unique website set up to help journalists covering EU development cooperation. The site is a comprehensive one-stop shop presenting relevant, up-to-date and reliable news from a variety of sources, such as the European Institutions, NGOs, think tanks and media.
Find the Press Release, go to Devwire.eu



EU-ACP Council of Ministers -
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EU-ACP Council of Ministers to be held on 29 May in Brussels. Find the provisionnal agenda here


Guidelines for MTR -
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05.08.09. EC announces the guidelines for the Mid-term review will be ready by June 12th. (see here)
Consultations publiques

De manière occasionnelle, la Commission Européenne initie des consultations publiques afin de susciter les visions et les perceptions de divers acteurs.  La consultation s’attaque à une grande variété de questions, la plupart concernant le développement.

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The mid-term review

Letter from DG Development to Delegations on extending deadline for consultations on the MTR to 15 November (English)
Response letter from Commission to EU NGOs on civil society engagement in the mid-term review (English)
Letter from EU NGOs to the Commission on civil society engagement in the mid-term review (English)
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Please click here for our blog on the mid-term review.
The European Commission has now adopted the guidelines for the MTRs (English) (French)
EC Delegations in ACP countries should now be preparing consultations with civil society and other non state actors. The in-country stage runs from July to mid October. See timetable As of 16 October 2009 the deadline for the "in-country" phase has been extended to 15 November
A toolkit has been prepared to provide orientation for civil society actors to engage in the MTR (English) (French)
The EC has proposed a road map for engaging civil society in the MTRs (English) (French)
WWF orientation paper for the MTR (English)
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