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04 JANUARY 2007
EGYPT
COUNTRY STRATEGY PAPER
2007-2013
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INDEX
SUMMARY
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EU COOPERATION OBJECTIVES
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EGYPT’S POLICY AGENDA
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ANALYSIS OF THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SITUATION
3.1
Political aspects
3.2
Economic situation
3.3
Social development
3.4
Infrastructure, transport, energy, the environment and natural resources
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OVERVIEW OF PAST AND ONGOING EC COOPERATION
4.1
EU assistance to Egypt in 2000-2006
4.2
Key lessons learned from the 2002-2006 Egypt Country Strategy
4.3
Donor coordination
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EC RESPONSE STRATEGY
5.1
General principles of the EU strategic approach and priority objectives
5.2
Priority analysis
5.3
Complementarity and consistency with the Regional Strategy Paper, the ENPI
and other instruments
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NATIONAL INDICATIVE PROGRAMME FOR 2007-2010
ANNEXES
Annex 1
Map
Annex 2
Economic and social indicators
Annex 3
Egypt environmental profile
Annex 4
EU Member States and EC programmes by sector
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SUMMARY
The Country Strategy Paper (CSP) drafted under the European Neighbourhood Partnership
Instrument (ENPI) provides a strategic framework for cooperation between the European
Union (EU) and Egypt for the period 2007-2013. This document sets out the EU’s policy
and cooperation goals, together with its intended strategic response, and identifies
appropriate priority objectives. Against this background, the National Indicative Programme
(NIP) presents the European Union's response in terms of financial assistance and gives
details of the specific operations planned and of the expected results for the period 2007-
2010.
The legal basis for Egypt’s relations with the EU is the Association Agreement (AA) which
was signed in 2001 and entered i