Press releases
EU development cooperation with Kenya
30/04/2012
MEMO/12/294 Brussels, 30 April 2012 focuses on two main sectors: transport infrastructure and agriculture & rural development. Other areas in which EU funds are used are macroeconomic support, trade and private sector development as well as good governance ...
Commissioner Piebalgs in Kenya to boost EU response to food insecurity in the region
30/04/2012
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 30 April 2012 - Tomorrow, European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will begin a two-day visit to Kenya during which he will address the issues related to food insecurity in Kenya and in the ...
La coopération entre l'Union européenne et la Côte d'Ivoire: appuyer les services de l'Etat à la population et relancer l'économie 
17/04/2012
MEMO/12/248 Bruxelles, le 17 avril 2012 Comment l'Union européenne vient-elle en aide à la Côté d'Ivoire? L’Union européenne constitue le premier bailleur de fonds en Côte d’Ivoire et décide de l'orientation de son aide en partenariat avec le gouvernement ...
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Le Commissaire Piebalgs en Côte d'Ivoire pour relancer le dialogue politique et renforcer l'aide européenne
17/04/2012
Commission européenne - Communiqué de presse Bruxelles, 17 avril 2012 - M.Andris Piebalgs, Commissaire européen au développement, arrive ce soir à Abidjan pour une visite officielle en Côte d'Ivoire, un an après sa première visite au lendemain de la cessation ...
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New partnership between EU and UN Women to enhance gender equality worldwide
16/04/2012
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 16 April 2012 - A new partnership between the EU and UN Women set up to strengthen cooperation between the two organizations on their work on empowering women and gender equality, was today signed by High ...
New partnership between EU and UN Women to enhance gender equality worldwide
16/04/2012
Brussels, 16 April 2012 - A new partnership between the EU and UN Women set up to strengthen cooperation between the two organizations on their work on empowering women and gender equality, was today signed by High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/ Vice President of the Commission Catherine Ashton and Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs, with Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet.
"Energising Development": Commission's new initiative to help achieve energy access for all by 2030
16/04/2012
Brussels, 16 April 2012 - A new EU energy initiative which will provide access to sustainable energy for an additional 500 million people in developing countries by 2030 was today announced by European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso. Speaking at the EU Sustainable Energy for All Summit in Brussels, the President unveiled this EU commitment in the framework of the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (SE4All) launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last year.
Ahead of the "EU Sustainable Energy for All Summit", survey shows that nine out of ten Europeans think the EU should support developing countries in energy access
12/04/2012
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 13 April 2012 - A new survey today revealed that 95% of Europeans think that access to energy is an important precondition for overcoming poverty in developing countries....
"In times of crisis, the EU must not forget the poorest in the world", says Commissioner Piebalgs. EU confirms its position as the world's largest aid donor in 2011
04/04/2012
European Commission - Press release "In times of crisis, the EU must not forget the poorest in the world", says Commissioner Piebalgs. EU confirms its position as the world's largest aid donor in 2011 Brussels, 4 April 2012 – With €53 billion of development ...
Publication of preliminary data on Official Development Assistance, 2011
04/04/2012
MEMO/12/243 Brussels, 4 April 2012 Are there differences of methodology between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the EU? How do we compare data? The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is the ultimate authority ...
