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Liberia and the EU review progress in VPA implementation
Liberia and the European Union held the second meeting of the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) in Monrovia on 10-12 June 2015.
Liberia and EU review VPA implementation in the first Joint Implementation Committee meeting
Members of the joint implementation committee (JIC) for the Liberia-EU VPA met for the first JIC meeting in Monrovia, on 27-29 May 2014.
VPA between Liberia and EU comes into force
The VPA between Liberia and the EU came into force on 1 December, following its ratification by the two countries.
Liberia and the EU report VPA progress
Liberia and the EU have published a progress report on the preparation for the VPA implementation. It covers the period 2011-2012 and has been produced by the Voluntary Partnership...
Liberia welcomes service providers to help with VPA implementation
Two new service providers have been selected to support Liberia in implementing its VPA.
Lessons learned from Liberia's timber tracking system
PROFOR, the Program on Forests, has summarised the achievements and lessons learned from the PROFOR project that assisted the development of Liberfor, Liberia’s chain of custody system.
Liberia develops forestry regulations and schedules parliamentary session on VPA ratification
The second pre Joint Implementation Committee meeting took place in Monrovia, Liberia on 6-7 December 2012.
European Union ratifies bilateral Liberia–EU VPA
On 15 May the EU Council took the decision to conclude the Voluntary Partnership Agreement with Liberia which the European Parliament had approved on 19 April.
Ratification of the EU-Liberia VPA underway
Representatives from the governments of Liberia and the European Union met in Monrovia, Liberia, 26-30 March to prepare for expected ratification of the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA)...
EU-Liberia VPA signed
The EU-Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) was signed in Brussels on the 27 July 2011. More information on the Agreement can be found here.
EU-Liberia announce VPA to ensure legal timber exports to European markets
EU and the Government of Liberia announced a Voluntary Partnership Agreement on May 9th, 2011. The full press release of this 6th VPA is available here.
Liberia and the EU in the run-up to concluding a timber trade agreement
Voluntary Partnership Agreement to be signed on 9th May 2011 in Monrovia. The full press release can be found here.
EuropeAid call for proposals in Liberia launched
The Call for Proposals EuropeAid/130683/L/ACT/LR - Supporting participation of national civil society organisations in FLEGT VPA implementation in Liberia has been launched.