Press releases
New EU funding to help the fight against drugs in Bolivia
19/08/2013
European Commission Press release Brussels, 19 August 2013 A new EU project which is expected to benefit some 80,000 farmers’ families (and up to 400,000 people indirectly) in Bolivia has today been announced by Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, during a visit to the country.
Development Cooperation between the EU and Bolivia
19/08/2013
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 19 August 2013 Bolivia has moved from a low-income economy to a lower-middle-income economy in six years and has made progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Indicators reveal improvement of living conditions in the poorest segments of the population.
Commissioner Piebalgs to attend Presidential inauguration in Paraguay
14/08/2013
European Commission Press release Brussels, 14 August 2013 European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will represent the European Union (EU) in the ceremony of inauguration of the President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, in Asuncion on August 15, after having been elected in April this year.
EU – Paraguay relations
14/08/2013
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 14 August 2013 An overview of Paraguay Paraguay is a landlocked country of over 400,000 km2 with around 6.5 million inhabitants (of which 62.1% is urban population). The country experienced more than three decades of dictatorship under Alfredo Stroessner, who was ousted in 1989 and died...
