Documents relating to renegotiation of the Lomé Convention, including: conclusions of the Ministerial Conference of 7-8 December 1999; minutes of the Groupe ad hoc du Conseil meetings (CONFIDENTIAL - removed until further notice); note for the attention of Bilateral Desks Directors and Heads of Delegation re preparation of GATS 2000 negotiations on services; note on the EU’s development effort for the ACP countries in 1998 and perspectives for 1999; experts’ report to the Central Negotiating Group (CNG); minutes of Groupe Central meetings; minutes of the Inter-Services Core Group; negotiating directives for development partnership agreement; House of Commons International Development Committee report on the Renegotiation of the Lomé Convention; minutes of COREPER meetings (CONFIDENTIAL - removed until further notice); copy of correspondence between Clare Short, Secretary of State for International Relations, and João de Deus Pinheiro, Commissioner for External Relations with ACP and South Africa, re Post-Lomé trade issues; recommendation for a Council decision authorising the Commission to negotiate a partnership agreement on development with the ACP states (CONFIDENTIAL - removed until further notice); minutes of Groupe Coopération Financière meeting for 3 November 1999

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