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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - Ministry of Justice and Forestry Development Authority Sign Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen Forestry Compliance and Enforcement</title>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - European Union injects €16 million into Liberian budget</title>
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            <title>EU-Liberia Political Dialogue: Joint Press Release</title>
            <link>http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/liberia/press_corner/all_news/news/2016/20160524_en.htm</link>
            <description>The Government of the Republic of Liberia and the European Union met on May 17, 2016 for the Fourth EU-Liberia Political Dialogue.</description>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - European Union and Liberia Dialogue on Implementation of 'Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement'</title>
            <link>http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/liberia/press_corner/all_news/news/2016/20160524_1_en.htm</link>
            <description>The first Joint Committee Meeting under the Liberia-EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) has been held in Monrovia on 19th and 20th May 2016.</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Deadlines for submission of concept notes: EIDHR - 24 May 2016; Civil Society Organisations - 31 May 2016</title>
            <link>http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/liberia/press_corner/all_news/news/2016/20160519_en.htm</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - EU Ambassador Inaugurates Bo-Waterside Road Maintenance Project</title>
            <link>http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/liberia/press_corner/all_news/news/2016/20160511_en.htm</link>
            <description>The European Union (EU) has inaugurated a project to maintain the Bo-Waterside road for 5 years, with funding from the European Union and the United Kingdom.</description>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - ECOWAS, UNDP, EU SEEK WAY FORWARD ON CHALLENGES OF SMALL ARMS IN WEST AFRICA</title>
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            <description>Concerned by the increasing presence of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in the hands of non-state actors and the attendant implication for peace and security in the region, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are jointly working on a strategy to deal with the menace.</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - Government and EU Revive "B" Certificate Teacher Training Programme Halted During the Civil War</title>
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            <description>On Friday, 15th April 2016, the Government of Liberia and the European Union launched the "B" Certificate Teacher Training Program for Junior High teachers, at the Kakata Rural Teachers Training Institute in Kakata, Margibi County. Liberia's Vice President, Joseph Boakai and European Union Ambassador to Liberia, Tiina Intelmann graced the occasion.</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Civil Society Organisations Call for Proposals - 2015-16 - Liberia</title>
            <link>http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/liberia/grants_tenders/files/20160414_en.htm</link>
            <description>The European Union has published a Civil Society Organisations Call for Proposals - EuropeAid/151494/DD/ACT/LR</description>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - EU Diplomat Hints on Ways to Peaceful and Successful Poll</title>
            <link>http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/liberia/press_corner/all_news/news/2016/20160414_en.htm</link>
            <description>The European Union (EU) has stated that effective coordination and clear ownership by different electoral actors will ensure peaceful and successful elections.
Speaking at a workshop on "Addressing Security Challenges for the Management of the 2017 Elections in Liberia: Creating a Sense of Ownership," in Monrovia on Wednesday, 13th April 2016, EU Ambassador to Liberia Tiina Intelmann said election security was a good example of the importance of coordination, not only between election stakeholders, but also with other ongoing processes in the security sector such as decentralisation and preparations for UNMIL drawdown.</description>
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            <title>LIBERIA: NEGOTIATED PROCEDURE FOR SERVICE CONTRACT FOR SECURITY SERVICES</title>
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            <description>(TENDER No.: DELLBRM-2016-05-EU DEL &amp; RESID SHORT-TERM SECURITY SERV)</description>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE: EU Envoy Pays Visit to National Traditional Council Leader</title>
            <link>http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/liberia/press_corner/all_news/news/2016/20160329_en.htm</link>
            <description>EU Ambassador to Liberia, Tiina Intelmann on Friday, 25 March 2015 visited the offices of the head of the National Traditional Council of Chiefs and Elders, Chief Zanzar Karwor.</description>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE EU : Envoy Urges Continued Commitment to Decentralization</title>
            <link>http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/liberia/press_corner/all_news/news/2016/20160329_1_en.htm</link>
            <description>The European Union (EU) has highlighted the importance of the ongoing decentralization programme in both bringing Government closer to the people and making the administration more accountable in delivering on its obligations to the public.</description>
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            <title>Call for Proposals: European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>EU Ambassadors meet Foreign Minister Kamara</title>
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            <description>European Union Head of Delegation, Tiina Intelmann, and resident EU Ambassadors met with recently confirmed Foreign Minister Marjon Kamara on Friday 18 March 2016.</description>
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            <title>European Union participates in dedication of the Gbarnga-Ganta-Guinea Border Road</title>
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            <description>Monrovia, 7 March 2016
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European Union participates in dedication of the Gbarnga-Ganta-Guinea Border Road
European Union Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Emma Sundblad, participated in the Dedication of the Gbarnga-Ganta-Guinea Border road on Monday 7 March.  </description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>EU attends ground-breaking for 'County Service Centers' in Bomi and Rivercess Counties</title>
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            <description>Earlier this week European Union representatives attended the ground-breaking ceremonies for two new 'County Service Centers' in Bomi and Rivercess Counties respectively, marking the EU's continued support for the decentralization process, which will bring government closer to the people and make the administration more accountable in delivering on its obligations to the public.</description>
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            <title>EU funding for routine maintenance of Monrovia - Buchanan highway ensures new road will remain in top condition for years to come</title>
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            <description>A site turnover ceremony took place on Tuesday, 16 February 2016 in connection with the EU-funded contract for maintenance of the Monrovia-Buchanan road. </description>
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            <title>European Union supports Inter-Parliamentary Consultative Committee</title>
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            <description>The European Union is funding a project in support of the 2015-2018 Liberian Electoral Cycle, working with the National Elections Commission and with UNDP as implementing partner.</description>
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            <title>European Union supports Government of Liberia in Delivering Key Public Services in Energy, Security and Justice, Budget and Aid Management</title>
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            <description>The European Union (EU) has signed two Financing Agreements with the Government of Liberia for projects totalling almost USD 64 million in the key sectors of electricity and institutional capacity in aid management. The EU has also confirmed an additional USD 34 million in grant funding as part of its ongoing budget support programme.</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Call for Expression of Interest: Contracting Authority: EU Delegation to Liberia - Pro-Resilience Action - PRO-ACT 2015 (Supporting the poor and food and nutrition insecure to react to crises and strengthen resilience in Liberia)</title>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - Liberia and EU review progress under legal timber trade agreement</title>
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            <description>Representatives of Liberia and the EU have met to review progress towards implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), which aims to ensure Liberia exports only legal timber products to the EU. The Liberia-EU VPA Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) met for the 3rd time on 20-22 January in Monrovia. The JIC is the body established to oversee the implementation of the agreement.</description>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - EU boosts capacity of Lands, Mines and Energy Ministry's Electricity Bureau</title>
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            <description>Speaking in Monrovia on Thursday, 21 January 2016, the Head of the European Union Delegation to Liberia, Tiina Intelmann announced that the EU is funding 4 international experts to help boost the capacity of Liberia's Bureau of Electricity and Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy. She welcomed the start of this technical assistance project, which is expected to last for up to four years.</description>
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            <title>Project Assistant : Project Assistant/Manager: Infrastructures</title>
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            <title>EU and Liberia resume stalled civil society dialogue</title>
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            <description>Speaking at the opening session of the Annual General Assembly of Liberia's civil society organizations in Kakata, Margibi County on Tuesday, 8 December 2015, the Head of the European Union Delegation to Liberia, Ambassador Tiina Intelmann announced that the EU and Liberia resume the 'Civil Society Structured Dialogue' which the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease interrupted. The dialogue had been in full-swing between 2012 and 2014 to reach a mutual understanding and to build consensus on the main challenges Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) face in Liberia; and to help improve the effectiveness of their work.</description>
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            <title>The European Union is supportive of efforts to transform the lives of girls and women in Liberia</title>
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            <description>PHOTOS - Head of the European Union Delegation to Liberia, Tiina Intelmann and staff members in Monrovia as well as EU-funded partner organization's women group in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County participate in the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence.</description>
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            <title>Press Release - EU supports Government efforts to curb Gender Based Violence</title>
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            <description>The press release is about EU Ambassador, Tiina Intelmann, at an official function in Monrovia to launch the Liberian programme for this year's16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence in Liberia, welcoming the Government's efforts to curb violence against women.</description>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - Government and the EU Revive Teacher Training Programme Halted during the War</title>
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            <description>The press release highlights the gathering in Monrovia of Liberian academics from across universities in the country, international subject experts and other stakeholders to help improve the quality of teacher education in the country.</description>
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            <title>JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - Project Assistant : Education - International Aid / Cooperation Office Operation, EU Delegation to Liberia</title>
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            <title>The European Union is Proud to support the Liberia Marathon</title>
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            <description>Photographs of some staff of the EU Delegation to Liberia that participated in this year's marathon held in Monrovia, Liberia over the weekend.</description>
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            <title>Growing Worldwide Opposition to the use of the Death Penalty</title>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - EU Welcomes Government's Effort to Invest in Managing the Forest Sector</title>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - EU Ambassador about EU role in implementation of Sustainable Development Goals</title>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - EU Envoy and Bentol City Mayor Share Thoughts on Development</title>
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            <title>PRESS RELEASE - European union, Liberia and UNDP sign Agreement for Election Project</title>
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