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Intro -- Introduction -- Sebastien Peyrouse -- Increasing the effectiveness of EU education assistance in Uzbekistan. Revising the EU strategy in light of the new regime -- Tadeusz Bodio -- The origin and main trends of the evolution of the European Union's Policy in Central Asia* -- Beata Przybylska-Maszner -- The European Union's Strategy for Central Asia - between political tactics, cooperation and competition -- Radosław Fiedler -- European Union democracy and rule of law and civil society promotion in Central Asia and its constraints -- Filip Kaczmarek -- The approach of the European Parliament to Central Asia* -- Bakytbek Kainazarov -- EU engagement in promotion of democracy in post-Soviet Central Asia: the case study of the Kyrgyz Republic - prospects and challenges* -- Robert Kmieciak -- European decentralization experiences and the prospects for local government development in Kazakhstan* -- Marek Rewizorski -- Beyond Hydro-Politics Amongst Nations. The European Union, International Institutions and Challenges for Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia -- Selected Bibliography -- Project questionnaire -- Contributors

The debate surrounding police and judicial cooperation in the European Union can be criticised for focussing too much on certain forms of cooperation or on specific cases. As a result, a thorough overview of what has been achieved in this area since the Maastricht Treaty?s entry into force in November 1993 is lacking. In contrast to the disjointed and mostly secret cooperation between police and judicial services in Europe prior to 1993, the current regime has established a coherent and transparent collaboration within the EU that can only be described as revolutionary.0This book discusses this peaceful revolution in light of the action programmes (the Brussels Programme, the Tampere Programme, the Hague Programme and the Stockholm Programme) which were drafted in concurrence with all major changes to the constitutional relations within the European Union: the Maastricht Treaty, the Amsterdam Treaty, the Nice Treaty, the Rome Treaty and the Lisbon Treaty. This programmatic approach makes it possible to present in a clear manner the imposing array of police and judicial agencies, facilities and networks (Europol, Schengen Information System, Eurojust, European Arrest Warrant, etc.) created through democratic processes with the aim of ensuring the security of the citizens of the European Union. In particular, the problems concerning the control of internal and external borders and with respect to the containment of terrorism demonstrate that this system urgently needs to be reinforced

Explaining exchange rate cooperation in the European Union -- A model of nominal exchange rate cooperation -- Explaining the creation of the European monetary system -- Explaining variation in nominal exchange rate stability: the domestic politics and capital mobility hypotheses -- Exploring French and Italian "exceptionalism": implementing monetary restriction in the EMS -- Explaining the evolution of the European monetary system -- Exchange rate cooperation in the European Union

Official Development Assistance, or foreign aid, disbursed by the EU member states reached record levels in 2008, when several member states raised their assistance considerably, while some of the new member states became donors again. This definitive study analyses a wide range of aspects of European development cooperation, covering, among others, some hotly debated issues such as the Economic Partnership agreements, development policy coherence and the participation of civil society organisations in negotiations with the European Union. The contributors offer valuable new insights into the established aid instruments such as food aid, support for energy projects in Africa and security-related development assistance in the programmes of some smaller European donors, as well as an overview of these new donor programmes. They also discuss the role of local and regional authorities in development cooperation in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. - Ontwikkelingshulp bereikte in 2009 recordhoogtes. Dat kwam mede doordat verschillende Europese landen hun hulp sterk uitbreidden. European Development Cooperation behandelt verschillende (veelbesproken) aspecten van de Europese ontwikkelingssamenwerking, zoals de coherentie van beleid, deelname van belangenorganisaties in onderhandelingen met de EU en de controversiële Economic Partnership Agreements. Ook biedt deze studie nieuwe inzichten in bestaande instrumenten als voedselhulp, ondersteuning van energieprojecten in Afrika en de steun voor veiligheidsoperaties bij een aantal kleinere Europese donorlanden.

What are the poverty reduction goals of the European development cooperation agencies? This book examines the credibility of their actual record in terms of their commitment and approaches to poverty reduction. The poverty impact of their aid programmes and their good and bad practices are assessed based on field studies in seven poor countries. New thinking on how to maximise benefits to poor people is explored and changes in agency management systems and dialogue are recommended.