The President of ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Marcel Alain de Souza and the EU Western and Central Africa Director for the European Union, Carla Montessi met October 24, 2016 to examine the progress made in the cooperation field existing between the two institutions.
The two personalities analyzed several areas of cooperation between ECOWAS and the European Union including the identification, the formulation and the implementation of the 11th EDF RIP (Regional Indicative Programme) projects, the implementation of ECOWAS regional projects under the 10th EDF by the specialized agencies, the migrations, and the Trust fund.
They also reported on the decisions and the forthcoming meetings of the Strategic Orientation Committee (COS) and the EU-ECOWAS Political Dialogue planned for February 2016.