Press Release: Commissioner Andris Piebalgs announces new EU support for the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda

On the 4 March 2014, the European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, announced €620 million of new European Union support to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and €460 million for Rwanda for the period 2014-2020, during a visit to the Great Lakes region in Central Africa together with the Belgian Minister for International Cooperation, Jean-Pascal Labille.

The amounts represent a significant increase of funding compared to recent years. Overall, governments and regional organisations in Central Africa, which comprises ten countries, will receive close to €3 billion of EU support over the period 2014-2020.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/152: Examples of EU cooperation with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-152_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: European report on development 2013 - Post-2015, global action for an inclusive and sustainable future : full report http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-report-on-development-2013-post-2015-global-action-for-an-inclusive-and-sustainable-future-full-report/

ESO: Background information: EU support for governance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo http://www.europeansources.info/record/special-report-no-09-2013-eu-support-for-governance-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/

ESO: Background information: EU confirms its support for development, integration and promotion of peace and stability in Central Africa http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-confirms-its-support-for-development-integration-and-promotion-of-peace-and-stability-in-central-africa/

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