Press Release: First visit of Commissioner Piebalgs in Indonesia to sign EU-funded programme in Education and to participate to the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) development conference

The European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, travelled to Indonesia on 24-26 May 2010 to attend the second Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Development Conference and to participate in high level discussions on EU-Indonesia cooperation. On the occasion of his first visit to Asia, the Commissioner reaffirmed the EU's commitment in the field of education as a way to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, by signing a €200 million agreement in budget support to basic education in Indonesia.

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European Commission: Memom: MEMO/10/207: All about ASEM - ASia-Europe Meeting to address global challenges http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/207&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/10/206: EU-Indonesia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: a wider framework for cooperation http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/206&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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