After fairly successful political transitions in Burundi and Rwanda as well as high voter registration in DRC, the EU commissioner for development and humanitarian aid, Louis Michel, has called for the revival of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries of Africa (the Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs, or CEPGL). Michel met with Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, who was on a four-day visit to Belgium. According to EU Spokesperson Amadeu Altafaj, Nkurunziza has sent all the positive signals that the donors were expecting of him, including the holding of free and fair elections; his woman-friendly government; and his policy priorities of education and reconciliation.