Tag for 'Development & Cooperation'
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
EU pledges additional €116 million at Yemen Pledging Conference in Geneva for urgent needs of civilians Brussels, 25 April 2017 The European Commission is announcing today at the United Nations in Geneva its intention to release further support of €116 million for those in need in Yemen.The support includes €46 million of emergency humanitarian aid [...]
Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
EU Official Development Assistance reaches highest level ever Brussels, 11 April 2017 New figures confirm that the European Union and its Member States have consolidated their place as the world's leading aid donor in 2016.Preliminary OECD figures show that Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided by the EU and its Member States has reached €75.5 billion [...]
Monday, December 12th, 2016
European Union offers unprecedented support to peace implementation in Colombia with almost €600 million Brussels, 12 December 2016 As Colombia is overcoming more than five decades of war, the European Union continues its unwavering support to the countries' peace building efforts, by mobilising an overall support package of almost €600 million.This package consists of short [...]
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 12th, 2016
Mogherini and development ministers set scene for UNGA 12/09/2016 Ahead of this year’s United Nations General Assembly and on the eve of the adoption of the External Investment Plan, High Representative Federica Mogherini today welcomed Development Ministers from the 28 EU member countries to Brussels for their bi-annual informal meeting.Mogherini took the opportunity to discuss [...]
Monday, July 25th, 2016
Public consultation on the future of EU Development Policy 25 July, 2016 A number of important agreements and political commitments were adopted during the year 2015 including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Work is now ongoing to implement, monitor and follow-up on [...]
Friday, July 22nd, 2016
EU publishes key results of its international cooperation and development activities Brussels, 22 July 2016 The first report based on the new "EU International Cooperation and Development Results Framework" provides a selection of results achieved in about 100 partner countries across the globe with the support of EU-funded projects and programmes. This marks a significant [...]
Sunday, July 10th, 2016
On the situation in Juba, South Sudan: Joint statement by HR/VP Federica Mogherini, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development cooperation, Neven Mimica, and EU Commissioner for Humanitarian aid and Crisis management, Christos Stylianides Brussels, 10/07/2016 "As of Sunday morning there has been a dramatic escalation of hostilities in South Sudan. The impact has been [...]
