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EU Relations with Nigeria
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16/05/2013
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19th EU-ECOWAS Political Dialogue Meeting at Ministerial Level
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4th Nigeria-EU Ministerial Meeting [300 KB]
- 25/04/2013 - Speech by President Barroso at the Global Vaccine Summit
Nigeria
Nigeria's economy is developing rapidly and is now the second biggest in Africa. Nigeria is an important trade partner for the EU, especially for oil and gas.
EU-Nigeria partnership framework
Political, trade and cooperation relations between the EU and Nigeria are built on the 2000 Cotonou Agreement (ACP-EU Partnership Agreement), last revised in 2010.
In 2009, they signed the "Nigeria-EU Joint Way Forward" political framework, which lay down detailed plans for intensifying dialogue and cooperation.
As a result the EU and Nigeria now have regular political dialogues that cover a wide range of issues including human rights, security and migration. The most recent Nigeria-EU ministerial meeting took place in Abuja in February 2012.
Nigeria-EU ministerial meetings
- 2012 meeting – joint communiqué [194 KB]
- 2009 meeting – joint communiqué
- 2008 meeting – joint communiqué
Priorities
The priorities for EU-Nigeria bilateral cooperation are linked to the Joint Way Forward and set out in the 2009-13 country strategy paper (executive summary ) :
- peace and security
- governance and human rights
- trade and regional integration
- key development issues such as climate change, health, cultural, scientific and technical cooperation (non-focal areas)
Financial support
Overall EU assistance for Nigeria between 2009 and 2013 is expected to be around €700 million (chiefly from the 10th European Development Fund).
Nigeria is facing important security problems. Of the €700m, more than €200m will go towards helping people in the Niger Delta in the South of the country, and recently several development programmes have diverted funding to dealing with the increasingly problematic security situation in northern Nigeria.
