Reference document Nr. 8 - "Engaging and Supporting Parliaments Worldwide -Strategies and methodologies for EC action in support to parliaments" – 2010

This Reference Document is a practical tool for use in planning European Commission (EC) parliamentary strengthening programmes and to a lesser extent in engaging with parliaments in development cooperation in partner countries. It is geared for use by European Union (EU) Delegation staff, both political and operations staff, but is also of use to other actors (donors, practitioners) as well as parliamentarians and parliamentary staff involved in parliamentary strengthening.

The Reference Document is complemented by internal-only training workshops on parliamentary development organized by DG EuropeAid and its partners, which systematically address the key topics discussed .

It is available in English (original version) as well as French and Spanish (printed end 2011).