Press releases
Further EU support for sustainable development of Greenland
28/10/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 28 October 2014 The European Commission announced today that €217.8 million will be given to education and vocational training in Greenland for the period 2014-2020. By choosing education as focus the EU and Greenland agree on the role that education plays as driver for long-term...
EU confirms support to Horn of Africa ahead of high-level visit of international organisations to the region
27/10/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 27 October 2014 Today, the EU has confirmed that it will support the wider region of the Horn of Africa with a total of €3 billion until 2020. The announcement comes ahead of a visit to the region by Deputy Director General of the European...
Fourth meeting of the Cooperation Council between the European Union and the Republic of Tajikistan – EU announces further support for development
20/10/2014
European Commission Press release Luxembourg, 20 October 2014 The European Union (EU) and the Republic of Tajikistan held their fourth Cooperation Council meeting on 20 October 2014. The meeting was chaired by Mr Benedetto Della Vedova, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy,...
The EU's response to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
20/10/2014
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 October 2014 What is the situation on the ground? The current Ebola outbreak is affecting the West Africa region: Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Nigeria and Senegal had reported imported cases but their initial outbreaks have been contained, and there have been no new cases...
EU increases development support to Nepal and Bhutan
17/10/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 17 October 2014 European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, has announced that the EU development programmes for Nepal and Bhutan will triple in the 2014-2020 period in comparison with the allocation from the previous years.
EU development cooperation with Nepal
17/10/2014
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 17 October 2014 Main development challenges of the country Nepal is working to overcome the legacy of the decade-long civil war which ended in 2006. A key challenge for Nepal is to overcome protracted political instability and consolidate its democratic institutions, including through the adoption of...
EU development cooperation with Bhutan
17/10/2014
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 17 October 2014 Main development challenges of the country Bhutan has quite recently become a democracy (a parliamentary monarchy with first national assembly elections being held in 2008) which still needs to be strengthened.
World Food Day: Joint statement by Commissioners Andris Piebalgs (Development aid) and Kristalina Georgieva (Humanitarian aid)
16/10/2014
European Commission Statement Brussels, 16 October 2014 Today's World Food Day is an opportunity to reflect on how European Union aid is alleviating the world's greatest solvable problem: hunger. As we are about to pass on the work on humanitarian aid and development to the next European Commission, it is...
EU announces further support for the development of Afghanistan
11/10/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 11 October 2014 The European Commission announced this Friday new development funding of €1.4 billion to Afghanistan for the period 2014-2020. The funds will focus on vital sectors for growth and social stability, such as rural development and agriculture, health, and strengthening democracy in the...
Commissioner Piebalgs to sign development programmes for Belize, Lesotho, Togo and Zambia
10/10/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 October 2014 European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will sign today the National Indicative Programmes (NIP) for development cooperation with Belize, Lesotho, Togo and Zambia in the 2014-2020 period, which amount to €869 million.
Ebola Crisis: EU organises airlift operation to West Africa
07/10/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 7 October 2014 The European Union is scaling up its response to the Ebola disease in West Africa with an airlift operation to the affected countries. The European Commission's Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) will facilitate the transportation of relief items to West Africa.
L'Union européenne poursuit son engagement en faveur du développement et de la stabilisation du Mali 
02/10/2014
Commission européenne MEMO Bruxelles, 2 octobre 2014 La France, la Commission européenne et le Mali ont organisé le 30 septembre 2014 à Paris la quatrième réunion internationale de suivi de la Conférence des Donateurs pour le développement du Mali.
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EU provides new support to help migrants and victims of human trafficking
02/10/2014
European Commission Press release Brussels, 2 October 2014 EU Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, has today announced a new project to promote and protect the rights of migrants moving between developing countries, worth over €10 million.
EU support for Virunga National Park and cooperation with the Democratic Republic of Congo
01/10/2014
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 1 October 2014 Virunga National Park Established in 1925, Virunga National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which has been strongly supported over the years by the EU, its largest donor.
Speech - Creating an "energy revolution" across the developing world
01/10/2014
European Commission [Check Against Delivery] Andris PIEBALGS European Commissioner for Development Speech - At the meeting of the Sustainable Energy for All Access Committee Brussels, 1 October 2014 Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin by extending a very warm welcome to you all.
