

Southern Neighbourhood” (South Programme) was launched in January 2012, as a joint Council of Europe (CoE) and European Union (EU) response to the unprecedented events that took place in the Southern Mediterranean in 2011, which demonstrated the need to support democratic transition processes through a long term partnership with countries from the region who are willing to co-operate in the sphere of democratic governance reforms. Three years later, the South Programme has proven to be an effective tool to consolidate the reforms undertaken by partner countries from the region through strengthened co-operation in the fields of human rights, rule of law and democracy.
Southern Neighbourhood” (South Programme) was launched in January 2012, as a joint Council of Europe (CoE) and European Union (EU) response to the unprecedented events that took place in the Southern Mediterranean in 2011, which demonstrated the need to support democratic transition processes through a long term partnership with countries from the region who are willing to co-operate in the sphere of democratic governance reforms. Three years later, the South Programme has proven to be an effective tool to consolidate the reforms undertaken by partner countries from the region through strengthened co-operation in the fields of human rights, rule of law and democracy.