(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, JANUARY 25 - The European Union and the
Council of Europe joined the efforts to strengthen democratic
reform in the Southern Mediterranean countries, with a 4.8
million euros joint programme. This programme will support
democratic reforms and the independence and efficiency of the
judiciary, whilst promoting good governance. According to the
enpi website (www.enpi-info.eu), it will also target corruption
and human trafficking and aim to promote human rights and
democratic values, working through government officials, future
leaders, youth and civil society.
It will be rolled out initially in Morocco and Tunisia, and some initiatives will be implemented over three years throughout the region. ''With this programme - EU Commissioner for the Neighbourhood Policy, Stefan Fule, said - the EU complements its global response to the Arab Spring in supporting the countries willing to transform and to reform in order to answer their citizens' call for democratic rights, dignity and prosperity. We want to build on long-standing expertise of the Council of Europe in providing guidance on sensitive political and governance issues to the fragile new democracies''.(ANSAmed).
It will be rolled out initially in Morocco and Tunisia, and some initiatives will be implemented over three years throughout the region. ''With this programme - EU Commissioner for the Neighbourhood Policy, Stefan Fule, said - the EU complements its global response to the Arab Spring in supporting the countries willing to transform and to reform in order to answer their citizens' call for democratic rights, dignity and prosperity. We want to build on long-standing expertise of the Council of Europe in providing guidance on sensitive political and governance issues to the fragile new democracies''.(ANSAmed).
