Details emerge about the European Year for Development 2015

The first details around the European Year for Development in 2015 were announced during a public event held in Brussels on 9 December 2014.

According to EurActiv, the European Year for Development 2015 was set to become the first year designated with such a global theme, since European years have been designated thematically since 1983.

The initiative came from Latvia, which was scheduled to hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first time in the first half of 2015.

ESO: Background information: 2015 officially designated as European Year for Development http://www.europeansources.info/record/2015-officially-designated-as-european-year-for-development/

European Commission: EuropeAid: European Year for Development 2015 http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/european-year-development-2015_en

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