Communiqués de presse

Soutien supplémentaire de l'UE en faveur du développement durable du Groenland

28/10/2014

Commission européenne Communiqué de presse Bruxelles, le 28 octobre 2014 La Commission européenne a annoncé ce jour qu'elle allait octroyer 217,8 millions d'euros au secteur de l'éducation et de la formation professionnelle au Groenland pour la période 2014-2020.

L’UE confirme son soutien à la Corne de l’Afrique avant une visite à haut niveau des organisations internationales dans la région

27/10/2014

Commission européenne Communiqué de presse Bruxelles, le 27 octobre 2014 Aujourd’hui, l’UE a confirmé qu’elle soutiendrait l’ensemble de la région de la Corne de l’Afrique en octroyant un montant total de 3 milliards d’euros jusqu’en 2020.

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,...

Contribution de l'UE à la lutte contre l'épidémie d'Ebola en Afrique de l'Ouest

20/10/2014

Commission européenne MEMO Bruxelles, le 15 octobre 2014 Quelle est la situation sur le terrain? L'épidémie actuelle d'Ebola touche l'ouest de l'Afrique: le Liberia, la Sierra Leone et la Guinée. Des cas importés ont été signalés au Nigeria et au Sénégal, mais leurs foyers initiaux ont été circonscrits et aucun...

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...

Statement by the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy on the Nobel Peace Prize laureates

10/10/2014