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.
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.
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.
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.
