Author (Corporate) | European Commission, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy |
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Series Title | JOIN |
Series Details | (2012) 28 final (11.10.12) |
Publication Date | 11/10/2012 |
Content Type | Policy-making |
This Joint Report, prepared by the High Representative and the Commission, responds to a 10 December 2010 Council request for regular updates on democracy support initiatives in the pilot countries. This report examines: The universal desire people have to govern themselves was evident throughout 2011. Developments in Burma, North Africa and the Middle East (the "Arab Spring"), and the united position of the international community to the stand-off in the Ivory Coast underlined the yearning people have to determine the course of their own lives. The EU’s swift reaction to these events highlighted the principles adopted in the Council conclusions on Democracy Support in the EU’s External Relations 2009, namely: As a result, new policy developments were initiated, starting in the Neighbourhood. These policy developments strengthen the EU’s comprehensive approach to democracy support; add new elements to the principles laid down in the 2009 Council conclusions, and increase funding. |
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Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=JOIN:2012:028:FIN |
Countries / Regions | Eastern Europe, Europe |
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