The European Union–Sudan relations are the international relations between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of the Sudan.
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History
editEuropean Economic Community (EEC) cooperation with Sudan—a member of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP)—ran under the aegis of the Lomé Convention.[1] Following the 1989 Sudanese coup d'état and ensuing violation of human rights the European Community suspended development aid in March 1990.[2] In absence of a legal framework for development, bar the humanitarian assistance funds provided via ECHO,[3] relations were put on hold.[2] In 1999, dialogue resumed.[2]
Following the Sudanese revolution and the installment of a civilian-led government in September 2019, the EU has pledged support to the consolidation of the Sudanese transition to democracy.[4] In June 2020, the EU co-hosted the High-Level Sudan Partnership Conference, where the EU Commission pledged 312 million euros to help crisis-stricken Sudan in addition to the economic support offered by the individual EU member states.[5]
References
edit- Citations
- ^ Lehtinen 2001, p. 20.
- ^ a b c Cumming 2015, p. 475.
- ^ Lehtinen 2001, p. 21.
- ^ "EU-Sudan relations" (PDF). European External Action Service. June 2020.
- ^ "Int'l conference pledges 1.8 bln USD to help crisis-stricken Sudan". Big News Network. 26 June 2020.
- Bibliography
- Cumming, Gordon D. (2015). "The European Union in Sudan: A Missed Opportunity?". The Round Table. 104 (4): 473–488. doi:10.1080/00358533.2015.1063842.
- Lehtinen, Terhi (2001). The European Union’s Political and Development Response to Sudan (PDF). European Centre for Development Policy Management.