Bhutan Country Strategy Paper 2007-2013 - the European External ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................. 1
1. BHUTAN’S POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION ..........2
1.1 THE POLITICAL SITUATION................................................................................................................ 2
1.2 THE ECONOMIC SITUATION INCLUDING TRADE.............................................................................. 3
1.3 THE SOCIAL SITUATION ..................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 THE ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION ................................................................................................... 7
2. BHUTAN’S POLICY AGENDA..............................................................................................................8
2.1 POLITICAL AGENDA............................................................................................................................. 8
2.2 ECONOMY AND TRADE ....................................................................................................................... 9
2.3 SOCIAL SECTOR/ POVERTY ALLEVIATION ........................................................................................ 10
2.4 ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................................................. 11
3. OVERVIEW OF PAST AND ONGOING EC COOPERATION WITH BHUTAN, COORDINATION
AND COHERENCE ....................................................................................................................................... 12
4. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S RESPONSE STRATEGY 2007 – 2013..................................... 15
4.1 FOCAL SECTORS................................................................................................................................16
4.2 COHERENCE WITH REGIONAL AND THEMATIC PROGRAMMES ....................................................... 17
ANNEX I: NIP TABLE................................................................................................................................... 19
ANNEX II: EC CO-OPERATION OBJECTIVES................................................................................20
ANNEX III: BHUTAN AT A GLANCE ........................................................................................................23
ANNEX IV: COUNTRY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE (SUMMARY)........................................................26
ANNEX V: DONOR MATRIX .......................................................................................................................28
ANNEX VI: EU-BHUTAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT, KEY FACTS AND FIGURES......................42