BEIRUT: European Union officials met with Lebanese authorities over three days this week to discuss reforms in different sectors of the country, including prisons and the judiciary.
The three EU sub-committees – on Human Rights, Democracy and Governance, on Social and Migration Policy, and on Justice, Freedom and Security – met separately on Oct. 21, 22 and 23 to discuss reforms in the context of the European Neighborhood Policy.
“The discussions also focused on improving donor coordination and the need to ensure the efficient management of international assistance,” read a statement released by the EU Friday.
The meetings were part of an effort to advance the implementation of changes jointly agreed to in the EU-Lebanon Action Plan 2013-2015.
The first discussion, which was held by the sub-committee on Human Rights, Democracy and Governance, discussed “administrative and electoral reform” as well as “Lebanon's commitment to international conventions” in relation to the “death penalty, torture, gender, disabilities and disappearances,” the statement said.
On the second day, the sub-committee on Social and Migration Affairs studied a series of health reforms as well as the “impact the high number of refugees has on vulnerable Lebanese communities.”
The meeting also featured the upcoming “EU-Lebanon Dialogue on Migration, Mobility and Security.”
The last sub-committee held Wednesday on Justice, Freedom and Security looked into Lebanon’s much needed prison management reform, as well as the need for an independent and efficient judiciary.
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