Tag for 'Afghanistan'
Wednesday, October 5th, 2016
Brussels Conference on Afghanistan: Main results 05/10/2016Council of the EU On 5 October, the European Union and the government of Afghanistan co-hosted the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan. This conference brought together 75 countries and 26 international organisations and agencies.Participants endorsed the ambitious reform agenda presented by the Afghan government. They undertook to ensure continued international political and financial support for Afghanistan [...]
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
Brussels Conference on Afghanistan: The European Union announces financial assistance to support reforms in Afghanistan Brussels, 4 October 2016 The European Commission has announced new financial assistance to the Afghan Government in the form of a State-building contract. Through State-building contracts, the European Union provides direct budget support to countries in fragile and transitional situations.The [...]
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, 04-05/10/2016 04/10/2016Brussels On 5 October, the European Union and the government of Afghanistan will co-host the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan. This conference will gather more than 70 countries and 20 international organisations and agencies. It will provide a platform for the government of Afghanistan to set out its vision and track [...]
Monday, September 29th, 2014
Message to the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, and to the Chief Executive Officer of the new Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah - from the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso European CouncilThe PresidentSTATEMENTEUCO [...]
Friday, May 16th, 2014
EU takes part in meeting of International Contact Group on Afghanistan and Pakistan 16 May 2014 Ambassador Franz-Michael Mellbin, European Union Special Representative for Afghanistan, attended the Tokyo Meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Afghanistan and Pakistan on 15 May. Ambassador Mellbin and other participants discussed a range of issues of common interest [...]
Friday, March 7th, 2014
EU to observe upcoming elections in Afghanistan Brussels, 07 March 2014140307/01 Following the invitation issued by Afghan authorities to the European Union to observe the upcoming 5 April presidential and provincial council elections, the High Representative has decided to deploy an EU Election Assessment Team (EAT). Thijs Berman, MEP, has been appointed as Chief Observer [...]
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
The EU at the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan EU News 321/2012 10 July 2012 European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs represented the European Union at the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan on 8 July, 2012. He reaffirmed the EU's long-term commitment to stand by Afghanistan to help make the country economically, financially and politically stronger, while at the same time underscoring that EU assistance requires Afghan authorities to follow through on their pledges to improve governance, ensure respect for human rights and stamp out corruption through 'tangible progress'. The conference, which was also attended by EU Special Representative for Afghanistan Vygaudas Ušackas, resulted in international pledges amounting to a total of […]
Friday, July 6th, 2012
EU Commissioner Piebalgs to attend the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan: "The EU will remain a steadfast partner for Afghanistan's stabilisation and development" EU News 314/2012 6 July 2012 IP/12/750 Brussels On the 8th July, EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs will attend the international Conference on Afghanistan in Tokyo, Japan. The International Conference will take stock of the country's reconstruction process and agree on how to implement development priorities for Afghanistan from 2015 to 2025. He will present the EU's vision of a consolidated partnership with Afghanistan in order to strengthen the country's development. Ahead of the conference, Commissioner Piebalgs stated: "Afghanistan needs to take full ownership of the reconstruction […]
