Neven Mimica Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development is visiting South Africa, where he is meeting the Minister of Finance, Mr Nhlanhla Nene, and the Minister for Small Business Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu. Together with Minister @LindiweZulu6, I launched today a 52M€ program to contribute towards inclusive and sustainable economic growth and employment creation through supporting SMMEs.@SMMENow #SMMENow…
Category: Aid
Vicegrad4 pledges millions for African migrants in Italy
The Vicegrad4 group of countries – Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic – have vowed to contribute amount of 35 million euro to support Italy in projects aiming at stopping illegal migration from Libya. The pledge was announced ahead of an EU summit in Brussels focusing on issues including illegal mass migration in first…
Africa to benefit from EU €44 billion of EU investment
The European Commission has defined concrete areas of investments for its External Investment Plan. The new plan will mobilise €44 billion of sustainable investment for Africa and the EU Neighbourhood countries (Eastern Partners – EaP). EU – AFRICA | "European External Investment Plan can raise at least €44 billion in private investments for Africa by…
MEPs for ‘new’ EU-Africa strategy
Economic, migratory and social problems, coupled with protracted crises, require new responses and better cooperation between the African Union and the EU. In order to give new impetus to cooperation and the development of African nations, MEPs recommend a new EU-Africa strategy also aimed at strengthening the resilience of African countries, in a resolution adopted on…
EU determined to support to Sahel
“On the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, all the Member States, all ministers expressed strong support to an increased work of the European Union in both regions, as both of them are strategically important for the security of the European citizens. In the Sahel, the European Union has few weeks ago provided the first €50…
L’UE réponse aux crises au Mali et en République Centrafricaine
La Commission européenne a annoncé l’octroi d’un soutien supplémentaire de 9 millions d’euros en réponse aux crises au Mali et en République Centrafricaine, portant l’assistance humanitaire de l’UE à l’Afrique Occidentale et Centrale à environ 254 millions d’euros depuis le début de l’année. “Les conflits au Mali et en République Centrafricaine continuent de générer beaucoup…
Déclaration de Tunis sur la route migratoire en Méditerranée
Les Ministres de l’Intérieur réunis à Tunis aujourd’hui ont convenu de renforcer davantage la coordination en matière de gestion de la migration en Méditerranée centrale. Very constructive meeting with Algerian MoI Noureddine Bedoui to prepare the stepping up of #EU–#Algeria cooperation on migration & security pic.twitter.com/xBfGkr7pTV — Dimitris Avramopoulos (@Avramopoulos) July 24, 2017 A cette…
L’Alliance pour le Sahel
La Haute Représentante Federica Mogherini a rencontré le Président français Emmanuel Macron aujourd’hui, en marge du Sommet des Balkans à Trieste. Tous deux ont abordé la situation au Sahel. La Haute Représentante a souligné l’importance de coopérer, en partenariat avec les pays du Sahel, pour renforcer les actions en faveur de la sécurité, stabilité et…
L’UE prêt de €100 millions à la Tunisie
La Commission européenne a approuvé aujourd’hui, au nom de l’Union européenne (l’UE), le versement à la Tunisie d’un prêt de 100 millions d’EUR. Il s’agit de la troisième et dernière tranche du programme d’assistance macrofinancière (AMF-I) de 300 millions d’EUR en faveur de la Tunisie, adopté en mai 2014. Le programme AMF-I fait partie de l’action…
#EDD2017 European Development Days
The 11th edition of European Development Days opens 7-8 June, is focused on investing in development. Europe’s leading forum on international cooperation and development is the biggest ever with some 7,000 participants to attend. The event’s debates, panels, and special events will provide insights into the most pressing development challenges facing the world, and various…
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