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Blog Piebalgs

Blog of Commissioner Andris Piebalgs

27 Jan - Trade and Development: friends not foes
Today, for the first time, the European Commission presents a joint vision of how trade, investment and development policies can work hand in hand to help fighting poverty. I am proud of this Communication, which provides a complete, comprehensive and well articulated approach of how best to combine our respective competencies and instruments. Sorry for [...]
25 Jan - Aid has to be modernised; EU is not pulling out from middle income countries (MICs)
The European Union, like many other donors, is currently exploring the best ways to fight against poverty around the world. Faced with differentiation between developing countries, some of which have become aid donors themselves while others suffer from increasing fragility, the EU must ensure the greatest impact and best value for money for its aid. [...]
5 Dec - A View from Busan
I’m just back from the Busan High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, which took place in South Korea last week. It was a busy few days of negotiations, exchanges and discussions, but I’m glad to say that we finally agreed on an outcome which I think we can all be proud of. The Global Partnership [...]

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5 Feb - The European Parliament as the voice of the citizens – my experience from last week
I have been at the Plenary of the European Parliament a number of times, always a learning experience. Last week was no exception. And it is worth telling my readers about it, since the Parliament discussed a report of direct relevance for my work – a review of humanitarian funds management drafted by MEP [...]
21 Jan - Chad’s silent children – the sad face of malnutrition
In the city of Mao in Kanem province in Chad, there is a hospital we fund where the sound of silence on the children’s ward is chilling. It’s strange to be with children who are so quiet. In the intensive care ward where they are treating babies for severe acute malnutrition there are fifteen mothers with [...]
19 Jan - The mothers of Niger
I met Rahi Harouna when she was making an important life decision – and getting moral support from what many may regard as a surprising source. Rahi, a 38-year-old mother of five children, was at a health centre run by the aid agency Concern and funded by the European Commission in the village of [...]

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