Libreville, 21/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The implementation of the Cotonou Agreement and the reform underway in the Commission for increased efficiency in the management of Union external aid was, on Tuesday in Libreville, at the heart of the debate of the ACP/EU joint parliamentary Assembly (see yesterday's EUROPE, pages 13 and 14).
In his speech to the parliamentarians, European Commissioner Poul Nielson called for the Cotonou Agreement to be immediately implemented by anticipation and...