2010: European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

Approximately 80 million people in the EU have such limited resources that they cannot afford the basics and face unpredictable long-term consequences of the 2008 international economic and financial crisis. more »

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Published: 16/02/2010

Uganda Launches Second Northern Uganda Social Action Project

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on February 8 launched the Second Northern Social Action Fund (NUSAF II), aimed at improving access for beneficiary households and communities in Northern Uganda to income earning opportunities and improved basic socio-economic services. more »

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Published: 12/02/2010

IMF Statement on Greece

Caroline Atkinson, Director of External Relations at the International Monetary Fund, issued the following statement in Washington today. more »

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Published: 12/02/2010

Statement following the meeting of the Heads of State and Government on 11 February 2010

Following the meeting of the Heads of State and Government on 11 February 2010 in Brussels, Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), made the following statement. more »

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Published: 12/02/2010

Parliament marks twentieth anniversary of liberation of Nelson Mandela

EP Vice President Libor Rouček told MEPs that Thursday was the twentieth anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison, recalling his role in the dismantling of apartheid and that he was the first winner of Parliament's Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought. He then gave the floor to Michael Cashman, chair of the European Parliament delegation for relations with South Africa, who paid a tribute on behalf of Parliament to that country's former President. more »

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Published: 12/02/2010

Human rights: Venezuela, Madagascar, Burma

Three human rights resolutions, on the media in Venezuela, the political crisis in Madagascar and the situation in Burma, were approved by Parliament on Thursday. more »

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Published: 12/02/2010

Climate change: call for "new climate diplomacy"

The EU should create a "new climate diplomacy", and its future budget must provide enough funding to protect against, and adapt to, climate change, say MEPs in a resolution approved on Wednesday more »

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Published: 11/02/2010

Germany: 2010 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission

After a sharp fall in the first half of 2009, the government’s globally-coordinated policy measures were crucial to the resumption of growth in the second half. more »

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Published: 10/02/2010

EBRD boosts energy security in south-eastern Europe

The EBRD Board of Directors has approved a €150 million sovereign loan to Serbijagas, a state-owned Serbian company responsible for the transmission, storage, distribution and trade of natural gas, to finance the upgrade of the country’s gas transmission network and the construction of a new gas storage facility. more »