Lithuania, the biggest of the three Baltic States, borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and Poland and the Russian oblast Kaliningrad to the south. It therefore lies on the eastern border of the EU, to which it was admitted in 2004.
CARIM – Migration Profile
Report written by: Anna Di Bartolomeo, Thiba ut Jaulin and Delphine Perrin on the basis of CARIM database and publications.
Fourteen years of civil war, brought on by marginalisation and economic collapse, ended with a Peace Agreement brokered in Accra in June 2003 and a two-year National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL). This was followed by presidential and legislature elections in late 2005 which resulted in the inauguration of the first elected female President in Africa, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. She launched an ambitious transitional and development programme, stating transparency and anti-corruption as the main items on her agenda.
Lesotho is small, landlocked and surrounded by South Africa, the region’s largest economy. With few exploitable natural resources – diamonds, water transfer and wonderful mountain landscape with possible tourist potential – and strictly limited agricultural potential, the people have developed a strong culture of wage employment. Historically, Lesotho sent migrant labourers to the mines in South Africa, with remitted wages providing sustainable livelihoods and general household security for their families living mainly in rural areas.
The MTM Interactive Map on Migration (i-Map) is an online interactive platform in support of the Mediterranean Migration Dialogue.
The country profiles provide factual, non-analytical information and a series of graphs illustrating the main datasets relevant to Migration and Development in the country.
The profiles give access to a plethora of information sources through hyperlinks and they cover the following thematic areas:
CARIM – Migration Profile
Report written by: Anna Di Bartolomeo, Tamirace Fakhoury and Delphine Perrin on the basis of CARIM database and publications.
This Extended Migration Profile (2011) has been prepared in the framework of the “Building Migration Partnerships” initiative funded by the European Union’s Thematic Programme, which was implemented between January 2009 and June 2011. The overall objective of this initiative was to contribute to the implementation of the Joint Declaration agreed at the Prague Ministerial Conference "Building Migration Partnerships" (April 2009). This Extended Migration Profile has been elaborated on the basis of a template prepared by the European Commission.
The purpose of this Country Strategy Paper (CSP) is to provide a framework for EC co-operation with Kiribati under the Cotonou Agreement. The framework is based on global objectives of EC-ACP co-operation, Kiribati’s own development policy, an analysis of the political and economic situation in the country, and an assessment of the past co-operation programmes of the EC and other donors. It concludes with the proposed EC response strategy of the 10th EDF and an Indicative Programme.
The MTM Interactive Map on Migration (i-Map) is an online interactive platform in support of the Mediterranean Migration Dialogue.
The country profiles provide factual, non-analytical information and a series of graphs illustrating the main datasets relevant to Migration and Development in the country.
The profiles give access to a plethora of information sources through hyperlinks and they cover the following thematic areas:
Based on the principles of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, the government of Kenya (GoK) and the European Commission (EC) prepared the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for 2008-2013 under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) in close consultation with non-State actors (NSAs) and development partners, in particular EU Member States. The CSP is aligned with Kenya’s medium-term objectives and strategies and with the EU’s development policies and priorities and also reflects the objectives of increased regional integration.