Actualités

EU to provide over €37 million to fight piracy in Eastern and Southern Africa

21/05/2013

The EU will provide some €37 million to strengthen the fight against piracy in several Eastern and Southern African countries through support for the Programme to promote Regional Maritime Security (MASE). In the past decade, the level of maritime insecurity in the region’s waters has become the highest in the world, undermining development and affecting the wellbeing of millions of people.

Commissioner Piebalgs participates in the Donor Conference for Development in Mali

15/05/2013

Entitled “Together for a New Mali”, this high-level event is organised jointly by the European Union and France in close collaboration with Mali. The event aims to give a big boost to the development priorities of the Sahel country which has been hit by drought, hunger and conflict.

New EU support for governance, justice and police

08/05/2013

Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, today announced that the European Union will further support the justice system and police force in Somalia with €44 million. The pledge was made during the Somalia conference in London, which aims to provide support for the Government of Somalia as they rebuild their country after two decades of conflict.

New EU support for access to clean water and sanitation in Malawi

30/04/2013

The European Commission has announced that it will support Malawi in its efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) related to water and sanitation. The new programme will be focussed on the most vulnerable population in 15 districts and 7 cities, who have limited access to water and sanitation.

The European Union to boost cooperation with Latin-American and Caribbean countries and foster competitiveness and innovation

19/04/2013

Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs and Vice President of the Commission Olli Rehn will sign today a Memorandum of Understanding between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the EU to further enhance their cooperation, with the aim of improving the economic and social development of the Latin American and Caribbean countries.

I support the Child Health Now campaign

10/04/2013

Every year, nearly seven million children in developing countries – equivalent to the population of Bulgaria – are still dying from largely preventable diseases before they even reach their fifth birthday.

Le Commissaire Piebalgs salue le nouveau rapport sur les priorités du développement pour l’après-2015

09/04/2013

Le Commissaire européen chargé du Développement Andris Piebalgs a salué aujourd’hui la publication du nouveau Rapport européen sur le Développement (RED), qui examine comment les efforts des pays les plus pauvres en matière de développement peuvent être soutenus le plus efficacement par une action mondiale.

L’UE promet plus de 27 millions € pour améliorer l’accès de la population du Darfour aux services de base

08/04/2013

Le commissaire européen chargé du développement, M. Andris Piebalgs, a déclaré aujourd’hui que 27,5 millions € seraient débloqués pour améliorer l'accès de la population aux services fondamentaux (éducation et santé, notamment) et soutenir la gestion de l’eau et l’agriculture au Darfour, dans l’ouest du Soudan. L’Union européenne a annoncé cet engagement financier lors de la conférence internationale des donateurs en faveur du Darfour organisée à Doha (les 7 et 8 avril).

Commissioner Piebalgs to discuss future development cooperation with the Pacific countries

04/04/2013

Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs will participate this week (4-5 April) in a high level meeting to discuss priorities of the EU-Pacific cooperation for the coming years. The event will bring together high level representatives from 14 Pacific countries in Apia, Samoa.

La Commission européenne invite les États membres de l’Union à honorer leurs engagements envers les pays les plus pauvres

03/04/2013

Les chiffres relatifs à l’aide au développement publiés aujourd’hui par l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) montrent que l’Union européenne et ses vingt-sept États membres ont encore été les premiers donateurs mondiaux en 2012, fournissant plus de la moitié de l’aide publique au développement (APD), d’après le Comité d’aide au développement (CAD).