Brussels Rural Development Briefings A series of meetings on ACP-EU development issues Briefing session n° 3: Aid for Trade Brussels, 5th December 2007 8h30 – 12h30 http://www.brusselsbriefings.net

Brussels Rural Development Briefings A series of meetings on ACP-EU development issues

Briefing session n° 3: Aid for Trade

Brussels, 5th December 2007

8h30 – 12h30

http://www.brusselsbriefings.net

Objectives to raise awareness on existing and emerging key challenges on AfT for ACP countries to promote exchange of information and expertise sharing to feed in the debate on AfT by bringing various perspectives around the table which could support future EC interventions on AfT in ACP countries

Objectives

to raise awareness on existing and emerging key challenges on AfT for ACP countries

to promote exchange of information and expertise sharing

to feed in the debate on AfT by bringing various perspectives around the table which could support future EC interventions on AfT in ACP countries

Target group ACP-EU policy makers, representatives of EU and ACP Member States, European Parliament, civil society groups, researchers and development practitioners, international organisations based in Brussels.

Target group

ACP-EU policy makers, representatives of

EU and ACP Member States, European

Parliament, civil society groups, researchers

and development practitioners, international

organisations based in Brussels.

Participants 21% ACP Member States 16% European Commission (all services) 15% NGOs and development networks 12% Private sector 11% International organisation 8% EU Member States 8% Members of European Parliament 4% ACP regional organisations 3% Research organisations

Participants

21% ACP Member States

16% European Commission (all services)

15% NGOs and development networks

12% Private sector

11% International organisation

8% EU Member States

8% Members of European Parliament

4% ACP regional organisations

3% Research organisations

Programme Panel 1: Setting the scene: Where are we in the Aid for Trade agenda? This session will review Aid for Trade (AfT) multilateral and EU initiatives and will assess the challenges to make AfT an effective tool for helping ACP countries to better integrate in the multilateral trading system.

Programme

Panel 1: Setting the scene: Where are we

in the Aid for Trade agenda?

This session will review Aid for Trade (AfT)

multilateral and EU initiatives and will assess the

challenges to make AfT an effective tool for

helping ACP countries to better integrate in the

multilateral trading system.

Panel 2: Trade-related assistance: institutional architecture and financial mobilisation for Aid for Trade This session will review the financial resources mobilized for AfT, along with their scope and impacts, and will examine the ACP stakeholders involvement in the design, monitoring and evaluation of AfT initiatives.

Panel 2: Trade-related assistance:

institutional architecture and financial

mobilisation for Aid for Trade

This session will review the financial resources

mobilized for AfT, along with their scope and

impacts, and will examine the ACP stakeholders

involvement in the design, monitoring and

evaluation of AfT initiatives.

Inputs/Outputs A Reader/Resources on Aid for Trade Summary of key issue son AfT Documents available online Websites Acronyms Glossary To be complemented and further developed

Inputs/Outputs

A Reader/Resources on Aid for Trade

Summary of key issue son AfT

Documents available online

Websites

Acronyms

Glossary

To be complemented and further developed

Inputs/Outputs Read presentations, consult documents, listen to interviews, view videos, make comments before, during and after the meetings in: http://brusselsbriefings.net/

Inputs/Outputs

Read presentations, consult documents,

listen to interviews, view videos, make

comments before, during and after

the meetings in:

http://brusselsbriefings.net/