Category Archives: European Union
Afghanistan: UK support to harness natural resource wealth
07 March 2013 The UK will provide new support to help Afghanistan attract international investors to develop its estimated US$1 trillion-plus natural resources, including copper, gold, oil and gas. Prime Minister David Cameron announced last night at The Afghanistan
Foreign talks on cooperation with GreenEvo companies
March 7, 2013 - The presentation of technologies of companies that had won the GreenEvo competition, as well as the opportunities for bilateral cooperation were the main topics of the visits of delegations from the Altai Krai and Kyrgyzstan
EUR 10 million for higher education institutions cooperation between Finland and developing countries
7 March 2013 By decision of Minister for International Development Heidi Hautala, EUR 9.7 million was granted for development cooperation carried out by higher education institutions in 2013-2015. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs supports collaboration projects between Finnish higher
The Government is Working to Ensure that Our Companies can go to International Tenders with Guaranteed Success
(1888PressRelease) March 05, 2013 – Spain, – The Minister of Employment and Economy of Castilla-La Mancha, Carmen Home, said that “the Government of Cospedal works for companies of Castilla-La Mancha can attend international tenders with guaranteed success “. To this
BIOFACH 2013
In order to further develop organic farming in Poland and the EU, it is, first of all, necessary to maintain an adequate level of financial support for this production sector. Moreover, it is necessary to reduce the administrative burden
Lopatka: “Business development focus in solid Austrian ties to Qatar”
Vienna, 28 February 2013 – Austrian State Secretary Reinhold Lopatka met the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and held working discussions with the Qatar Foreign Affairs State Secretary Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Attiyah on the sidelines
Ethiopia seeks rapid transition from aid to trade
After years of complete dependence on aid, Ethiopia now wants to switch over to trade as soon as possible. This was the message foreign trade and development cooperation minister Lilianne Ploumen received from Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. Ms
Renewable Energy Programme of Rwanda : integrating the climate dimension
March 4 2013 – Rwanda has the objective to add 1000 MW of renewable energy to its production capacity by 2017. The country is rich with hydro and geothermal potential. With only 16% of the population currently having access
Cooperation: 56 fire-fighting vehicles worth €11M for Egypt
ROME, Italy, February 20, 2013 – Italy has donated 56 fire-fighting vehicles to Egypt, worth around 11 million euros in total, as part of Italian Development Cooperation’s “commodity aid” programme. The donation was formalised in Cairo at a ceremony with
UNWTO and Italy advance accessibility in Tourism
Milan/Madrid, 2013-02-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Ensuring that tourism facilities and sites meet the needs of persons with disabilities, both as a key means of promoting tourism for all and as an engine for market growth, were the main focus
India, France Expect to Conclude India-EU BTIA by Summer 2013
Feb. 14 2013 - In a meeting with Ms Nicole Bricq, French Minister for External Trade, the Union Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles Shri Anand Sharma today said that a Broad-based Indian-EU Trade and Investment Agreement has seen fifteen
United Kingdom – New laws to stop illegally harvested timber
Feb. 8, 2013 – Wood suppliers will soon become responsible for ensuring that they are not selling illegally harvested timber Environment Minister Richard Benyon announced today. In March new rules will come into force that will enable inspectors from the