EU+ Joint Cooperation Strategy for Ethiopia (27/01/2013)

This Joint Cooperation Strategy was endorsed by all 20 EU Member States present in Ethiopia + Norway on 27/01/2013 and lays the building blocks for EU+ joint programming in Ethiopia; it is a document that the EU+ partners will refer to in their country strategies. It seeks to ensure coherence with DAG initiatives, and encourages the participation of other development partners. The Joint Strategy is aligned with the Government of Ethiopian "Growth Transformation Plan" timeframe (2011-2015). Member States in the process of preparing new country strategies are encouraged to adopt an interim timeframe, to allow for progressive 'synchronisation' and to seek out opportunities for joint programming.