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''The Courier'' was an ACP-EU development magazine published by the Development Directorate General of the European Commission, focusing on ACP-EU Development Cooperation. Financed by the European Development Fund (EDF), it was published every two months, till it came to end in 2011. Its last edition was nr 24 covering months of July and August 2011.〔 ("European Commission I-Centre" )〕 Its overall stated objective〔 ("About the Courier" )〕 is to communicate, explain, promote and support the development objectives and principles of the Cotonou Agreement (art 5).〔 ("The Cotonou Agreement" )〕 ==History== The decision by the European Community and African countries to create a joint publication on development dates back to first Yaoundé Convention of 1963, linking the six countries of the recently formed European Community (Treaty of Rome, 1957) with 18 countries of the African Associated States and Madagascar, which foresaw boosting the capacity of African states in the field of information.〔 ("Background on ACP-EU cooperation (The ACP Secretariat's website)" )〕 Originally entitled ''The ACP-EU Courier'', the first issue of the magazine was published in 1970, but it was with the 1st Lomé Convention and the creation of the ACP Group in 1975 that that frequent publication took place. The ACP-EU partnership was renewed in 2000 with the signing of the Cotonou Agreement, which was revised in 2005. According to article 5, the ACP-EU Courier had a role to increase understanding of the ACP-EU partnership’s development policies. It also aimed to increase quality of information, awareness-raising and the sharing of experiences and good practices.〔 ("The Cotonou Agreement" )〕 Production of the print publication was previously interrupted from December 2003 until July 2007. An interim electronic Courier (''The e-Courier'') was issued from June 2005 to January 2007. The magazine was then re-launched as ''The Courier'', with its first edition in July 2007. 〔 ("European Commission I-Centre" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Courier (ACP-EU)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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