Low productivity and lack of economic diversification makes farmers vulnerable to food insecurity, and contribute to a continuous migration towards urban areas, especially among the younger generations. Specific challenge En muchas regiones africanas, la agricultura está predominantemente orientada a la subsistencia, por lo tanto, la mayoría de los agricultores carecen de los medios para invertir […]
Africa-Europe Alliance: two new financial guarantees under the EU External Investment Plan
The European Commission signed two guarantee agreements with two Member States’ development finance institution: the Dutch ‘Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V’ (FMO) and the Italian ‘Cassa Depositi e Prestiti’ (CDP). These guarantee agreements are part of the implementation of the EU External Investment Plan, the financial arm of the Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs. More […]
Social inclusion: recent policy developments in Spain, Belgium, Czechia and Lithuania
La Red Europea de Política Social (ESPN, por sus siglas en inglés) ha publicado cuatro nuevos informes Flash que proporcionan información sobre la evolución reciente de la política social en Bélgica, la República Checa, España y Lituania. Spain In March 2019, the Spanish government adopted a new “National Strategy to Prevent and Combat Poverty and Social […]
The EU resumes budget support assistance to the Republic of Moldova
The Commission has resumed budget support assistance to the Republic of Moldova by disbursing €14.54 million today to support the implementation of the EU-Moldova free trade agreement, to finance vocational education trainings and to assist the implementation of the visa liberalisation action plan. The resumption of disbursements comes after a nearly two-year period during which […]
EU support for economic and political studies in the European Neighbourhood Policy
This call (EuropeAid/164699/DH/ACT/Multi), which aims to support economic and political studies on the European Neighbourhood Policy in order to design stronger and more coherent policies, is managed by the International Cooperation and Development area of the European Commission. Relations between the EU and the 16 neighbouring countries (To the south: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, […]
Emergency Trust Fund for Africa: almost €100 million to support the most vulnerable in the Horn of Africa
The European Commission has adopted seven new programmes and additional funds for two existing projects, worth €99.5 million. They will support ongoing efforts to help the most vulnerable people in the Horn of Africa. At national level, four new programmes have been approved in these countries and areas: South Sudan: increased access to primary and […]
Africa-Europe Alliance: Commissioner Mimica on official visit to Mauritius, a development success story
Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica is on an official visit to the Republic of Mauritius, where he met Prime Minister Jugnauth and various Members of the Government. On this occasion, he announced a €7.9 million contribution to support the country’s priority to address unemployment and build an innovative Mauritius. Commissioner Neven Mimica said: “The EU […]
MEPs agree on future regional and cohesion funding
Parliament adopted last Wednesday new funding rules to strengthen the EU’s economic, social and territorial cohesion, with 475 votes to 93 and 53 abstentions. The updated rules, which will apply from 2021 to 2027 to the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF), will cover all regions, with special focus on less […]
External action: more funds for human rights, development and climate change
EU external action funding should support development, climate and environmental goals, and promote democracy, rule of law and human rights, say MEPs. Last week, the Foreign Affairs and Development committees adopted their joint position on the proposed Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI). The new financial instrument would, once agreed by both Parliament and EU […]