State Secretary for European Affairs Olivier Chastel met with his Croatian counterpart Mr Andrej Plenkovic on 22nd July 2010. more »
The World Bank Group’s Board of Directors today discussed a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Albania, which provides the framework for the World Bank Group’s assistance to Albania for 2011-2014. more »
The EU renews its target to cut annual death rate by half. more »
180 candles light up the cake today: Belgium is celebrating its birthday. The Royal Family and its invitees will attend the national march-past that is to take place at 4 P.M. before the Royal Palace. more »
Today, the European Commission has adopted a € 15 million aid package to address a critical food security situation in Ethiopia where an estimated 5.2 million people will be requiring food assistance this year. more »
The World Cup is over and life in Africa is returning to normal, but it is anything but “fair play” with life expectancy for some 30 to 40 years less than for Europeans. more »
An early dry season in Bolivia is leaving an unprepared population at risk. more »
The EU produced more than 100 million tonnes of garden and kitchen waste last year and most of it went to landfill or was incinerated. more »
The EU, as the biggest donor to the Palestinian Authority, has a more important role to play now than ever before, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told Budgets Committee MEPs on Tuesday. more »
“The EU should play another role than just paying out” for the Middle East peace process, Parliament's first Vice-President Gianni Pittella told Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad at a bilateral meeting on Tuesday. more »