European Commission and IMF strengthen cooperation to support sustainable development
European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, on behalf of the European Union,
and International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva
concluded a new Financial Framework...
Erasmus+ and its predecessors: A life-changing experience for 10 million young Europeans
The 2018 annual report on Erasmus+, published today, shows that
over the last three decades, more than 10 million people have participated in
what turned out...
Africa-Europe Alliance: Four new financial guarantees worth €216 million
The European Commission signed today four guarantee
agreements worth €216 million that will help unlock €2 billion to invest in
renewables, urban infrastructure and start-ups in...
Shaping the Conference on the Future of Europe
European Commission set out its ideas for shaping the Conference on the Future of Europe, which should be launched on Europe Day, 9 May...
EU and 16 WTO members agree to work together on an interim appeal arbitration arrangement
EU and Ministers from 16 Members of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) have agreed to develop a multi-party interim appeal arrangement
that will allow the participating WTO...
EU steps up support in Nigeria for conflict victims
As millions of people continue to be affected by the conflict in
Nigeria's Lake Chad region, European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič has announced...
Launch of Davos Friends of Africa Growth Platform
In the spirit of the Davos Manifesto 2020, the World Economic Forum is
launching the Davos Friends of Africa Growth Platform (AGP) community to
mobilize the...
European Green Deal Tops von der Leyden’s ‘To Do’ List
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, detailed her
ambitious programme to place Europe at the global forefront of the combat
against climate change...
Latin America and Caribbean region deadliest for journalists in 2019
Twenty-two journalists were reported killed in the Latin America and
Caribbean region in 2019, making it the deadliest part of the world for the
press, followed...
Major humanitarian hub in north-east Nigeria burned in attack
The top UN aid official in Nigeria has condemned a weekend attack against a major humanitarian facility in the
north-east of the country.
Non-State armed groups targeted the...