Press releases
FACT SHEET- Central African Republic
16/12/2013
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 16 December 2013 The European Union (EU) is a key partner of the Central African Republic (CAR) and the country's main donor. Relations are bound by the Cotonou Agreement. Even before the current crisis, CAR faced a daunting mix of governance, economic, social, and humanitarian as...
Central African Republic: EU scales up humanitarian aid
16/12/2013
European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 December 2013 The European Commission is increasing its humanitarian aid by €18.5 million to the Central African Republic (CAR) to provide immediate life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable suffering in a crisis which has affected the country's entire population of 4.6 million.
New EU regional development and protection programme for refugees and host communities in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq
16/12/2013
European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 December 2013 The EU has announced a Regional Development and Protection Programme for refugees and host communities in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq, as part of its long-term development response to the Syrian refugee crisis.
The EU announces new funds to strengthen security in Africa
13/12/2013
European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 December 2013 The EU will today confirm that it will provide €12.5 million through the African Peace Facility to improve the management of African-led peace support operations.
The Multiannual Financial Framework: The External Action Financing Instruments
11/12/2013
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 December 2013 1. What is the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)? What are the proposals for the external instruments? The MFF translates the EU's political priorities for seven years into financial terms.
Approval of the financing instruments for EU external action by the European Parliament
11/12/2013
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 December 2013 Joint Statement by Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Füle and Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs We are highly pleased that the European Parliament has just approved the legislative package on the EU's external instruments.
Background Foreign Affairs Council/Development
10/12/2013
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 10 December 2013 1. “Post-2015” At the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000, leaders of 189 countries committed to halving global poverty by 2015 and saving millions of lives. As a follow up, eight specific Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015 were formulated.
L'Union européenne poursuit son engagement en faveur du développement et de la stabilisation du Mali 
09/12/2013
Commission européenne MEMO Bruxelles, 9 décembre 2013 La première réunion internationale de suivi de la Conférence des donateurs pour le développement du Mali organisée à Bruxelles le 15 mai 2013, s'était déroulée à Bamako (Mali) le 7 novembre 2013.
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EU pledges new financial support to help developing countries implement WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
07/12/2013
European Commission Press release Brussels, 6 December 2013 In a move to support the timely implementation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement, which will help developing countries by simplifying, harmonising and modernising international border procedures, Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs and Trade Commissioner, Karel De Gucht, today committed...
EU commits to funding the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic
06/12/2013
European Commission Press release Brussels, 6 December 2013 As the political and humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) has progressively deteriorated for more than a year now, the European Commission has continued to mobilise its development aid to help people and improve their security.
Speech - OCT-EU partnership partnership: not only working, but growing too
05/12/2013
European Commission Andris PIEBALGS EU Commissioner for Development Speech - 12th edition of the annual OCT-EU Forum / Brussels 5 December 2013 Excellences, Esteemed Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome, thanks It’s a great pleasure to welcome you to a rather cold Brussels for this EU-OCT Forum – the twelfth in...
EU confirms its support for development and integration in Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean
03/12/2013
European Commission Press release Brussels, 3 December 2013 EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will today announce new financial support for countries in Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean for the period 2014-2020.
New EU support to reduce illegal killing of elephants and other endangered species in developing countries
03/12/2013
European Commission Press release Brussels, 3 December 2013 Today, the European Union has decided to support a programme that will improve the protection of elephants, great apes and rhinos in Africa as well as other species such as marine turtles in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
EU announces €370 million of new support to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
02/12/2013
European Commission Press release Brussels, 2 December 2013 The European Union will today announce new support of €370 million (over US $500 million) for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria for the period 2014-2016, at a conference in Washington, where donors are expected to set out...
