BREAKING NEWS:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP).
#NobelPrize
#NobelPeacePrize
« If we see further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. » Taking over tomorrow from my good friend
@stefanomanservi
at the helm of
@EU_Commission
DG DEVCO
@europeaid
. Many thanks for having given so much!
#TeamEurope
A sizeable package of the EU and EU Member States is coming up, we are working together with our partner countries to identify the needs and shape the necessary assistance packages.
@JuttaUrpilainen
@europeaid
.
@JuttaUrpilainen
“We will make an impact through a comprehensive and coordinated contribution to the global fight against coronavirus”. EU’s support will tackle public health and socio-economic challenges and focus on fragile countries. 👉Full statement
#EUAfrica
High Level Group, focus on digital partnerships. Africa is an incredibly innovative environment. Connectivity infrastructure is fundamental, with public-private partnerships at the core. Regulation is key. Need to think big.
#AfricaEuropeAlliance
#DigitalPartnerships
Innovators 🌟
Change-makers 🌟
Entrepreneurs 🌟
Empowered women are unstoppable women! That’s why we’re joining forces with
@TonyElumeluFDN
to unleash the potential of 2500 African women entrepreneurs. 👇🏽
Women and youth were at the heroic forefront of democratic transition in
#Sudan
. We should stand by them. That’s why
#EU
mobilizes an extra 100 MEUR support package for them and the transitional government.
@JosepBorrellF
@JuttaUrpilainen
First impressions from the
#ParisPeaceForum
. Exciting to see so many EU supported projects worldwide focused on governance, culture, access to information to name but a few. EU contributing to local and global solutions!
#Colombia
#Iraq
#Trancultura
#Partnership
Start of the first trilogue on the Neighbourhood Development and International Cooperation Instrument
#NDICI
- going for a strong financial tool for a strong sustainable player in the world.
A geo-political
@EU_Commission
: how can
@europeaid
contribute, and how can we adapt and improve the way we work? Great to see full engagement as we kicked off an inclusive process with today’s management retreat. It’s only the start, but a promising one!
African firms are ready to drive the economic transformation of the continent, if governments create the right conditions. Great read, the 2019 edition of Africa's Development Dynamics. Glad we supported it
@europeaid
.
@oecd_centre
@_africanunion
#TeamEurope
@EU_Commission
is w/ Somalia, its government and its people to face this multi-layered COVID-19 crisis. €15 million in budget support disbursements are lined up for urgent release to cushion health shock and economic impact.
@JuttaUrpilainen
@HassanAKhaire
Welcome to international negotiations 2.0! 🌍🖥After months of progress by the technical
#OACPS
and
#EU
teams 🇪🇺, post-Cotonou talks resumed at ministerial level today. Good to see all of you!
@JuttaUrpilainen
@rdussey
#newACPEU
After presenting our €15.6 billion global
#COVID19
package to EU27 Development Ministers and having had a great discussion,
#TeamEurope
is clearly on track to build our global response to €20+ billion. This is solidarity with an impact.
#GlobalGateway
in action: last week in
#Niger
, I visited a 30MW solar power plant, the size of 50 football pitches, funded by EU and
@AFD_France
and being built w/ local labour force. On track for delivery as scheduled by May 2023 to deliver electricity to Niamey.
#TeamEurope
Ils ont sacrifié leurs vies pour protéger les communautés du parc de la terreur des groupes armés. Je salue leur courage ultime, je partage l’immense tristesse de leurs familles et je maudis les brutes qui continuent à détruire la paix et la prospérité. Quousque tandem?
Perfect way to close the first day of the
#ParisPeaceForum2019
with the good energy, music and ideas of
@AUEUYouthHub
Young Experts. Co-creation is the future!
You never forget your first.
#VirungaDarkChocolate
. Produced in
#VirungaNationalPark
@gorillacd
, directly from cacao producers, empowering small family businesses, not middlemen. People Planet Prosperity Peace and Partnership - all in one delicious bite.
Interesting & interactive discussion
#CulturefortheFuture
. Culture is key for social cohesion to help people connect. EU
@europeaid
works to promote intercultural dialogue in urban communities
#ParisPeaceForum
Great to co-chair the first meeting of the High-Level Expert Group on scaling up sustainable finance in low and middle-income countries. The beginning of an important journey with a team combining brain power from across the globe and all parts of the ecosystem. More later today!
Here’s looking at you, Esther
#Duflo
, Abhijit
#Banerjee
and Michael
#Kremer
! This is fabulous. Special hats off to Duflo, for being the 2nd woman to win economics
@Nobelprize
and for being its youngest recipient. Now up to us to bridge the Knowing-Doing gap.
@europeaid
@mimicaeu
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
#NobelPrize
Inauguration de la plaque
#TeamEuropeTogo
aux bureaux partagés par
@afd
et
@kfw
à Lomé
#Togo
.
#EquipeEurope
existe par ses actions en partenariat, par sa taille et son impact, et aussi par des symboles importants comme celui-ci.
World leaders call for an urgent debt moratorium and unprecedented health and economic aid packages in support of Africa, including
@vonderleyen
@eucopresident
Inspiring meeting with delegation from
#Bhutan
representing political parties and the Bhutanese Election Commission. Political pluralism, inter-party harmony, and leaving no one behind:
#SustainableDevelopment
in action. Tashi delek 🇧🇹🇪🇺
Europe-Africa Alliance: great meeting with Sierra Leone ministers
@aliekabba_FA
, MinFin Jacob Jusu Saffa and
@NabeelaTunis
, signing projects worth €108 million in support of macro-economic stability, competitiveness, rural development and decentralisation.
#EUAfrica
Refugees + host communities in Iran are facing vital health and economic threats.W/
@UNHCR
+ INGOs,
@europeaid
steps up support to
#COVID19
Preparedness and Response Plan in Iran w/ additional €6M for local communities + Afghan refugees and migrants
#TeamEurope
@JuttaUrpilainen
Great exchange today w/
@State_E
at
@StateDept
on ways to ensure synergies between EU
#GlobalGateway
& US
#B3W
Initiatives. The world needs more sustainable investments and the transatlantic partnership is key in this respect. Lots of joint work ahead!
"La question n'est pas de savoir ce que l'Europe peut faire pour l'Afrique. La question est de savoir: que peuvent faire l'Europe et l'Afrique ensemble?" Lisez discours
@JunckerEU
à l'ouverture Forum Afrique-Europe
#EuropeAfricaAlliance
@MimicaEU
With €1.7 billion pledged, Team Europe is the leading donor of the Global Partnership for Education. And under
@JuttaUrpilainen
’s leadership,
@EU_Partnerships
is boosting education spending from 7% to above 10% of our portfolio.
A better world begins with our children. Our boys and, crucially, our girls.
This is why the EU invests in aid for education more than the rest of the world combined.
Today, we step up our contribution to
@GPforEducation
to €100 million a year, for 7 years.
#GES2021
Ocean governance is a shared responsibility. Pleased to participate in today’s International Ocean Governance Forum. Recommendations are a valuable contribution to shaping International Ocean Governance Agenda.
#IOGForum
Fisheries are a key sector for our Pacific Partners and central in our partnership. Was great discussing priorities with
#FFA
Forum Fisheries Agency Director General Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen at
#PIFLM52
.
Here’s to Leonard Cohen, who left us 7 years ago. Things are going to slide/slide in all directions/Won't be nothing/Nothing you can measure anymore/The blizzard, the blizzard of the world/Has crossed the threshold and has overturned the order of the soul
Great talks with
@USAmbUN
Linda Thomas-Greenfield and FR Secr of State for the Sea
@HerveBerville
at the
#PIFLM52
- full support for the implementation of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent
As I’m heading back to Europe after two days in Rarotonga at
#PIFLM52
, I take with me the great hospitality of the Cook Islands, the intense series of outstanding meetings, the fabulous EU team, the smell of the lei of flowers and the longing for floral shirts!
A global emergency requires a global response. The EU helps its partner countries against
#COVID19
with:
🚨 emergency assistance
🚑 support for health systems
📈 economic recovery
Some examples of EU actions for partner countries in the thread 👇
#StrongerTogether
1/7
Ready for take-off to Abidjan for last stretch of preparations for
#AUEU
Summit. Youth, jobs, skills, investment, peace. Let’s get the hashtag trending!
A pleasure to welcome in Brussels EU investors & Mexican firms to discuss how to scale up Mexico’s sustainable bond markets. It’s a priority under the Global Gateway. Thrilled to have
@maria_ariza
@BIVAMX
joining us on this journey
@EU_Partnerships
Through today’s disbursement of SDR 141 million (€170M) to the
@IMFNews
Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (
#CCRT
),
#TeamEurope
continues to stand in solidarity with its most vulnerable partners.
Read more 👉
Congratulations to
#ParisPeaceForum2019
scale-up selected projects. Glad to see EU backed project, SADA’s Women Cooperative - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (
@UNWomen
), International Labour Organization (
@ilo
). Exciting road ahead!
Another building block in the fabulous undertaking by Emmanuel de Merode and the people of the Virunga
@gorillacd
showing how People Planet Peace and Prosperity are not trade-offs but a powerful mix. A landmark achievement of a generation. Great we’re able to contribute.
Pleased to announce at the
#EDD21
that the 🇪🇺 is stepping up support for Virunga
@gorillacd
and its people.
We are investing additional €20M in a new power plant in Rwanguba. It will provide a further 15 Megawatt of electricity for the city of Goma.
👉
.
@stefanomanservi
wearing the white bandana, symbol of the civil movement that denounced violence in Mogadishu following the attack exactly one year ago. Standing strong, Somalia remembers.
“Terrorists will never be able to defeat a nation as great and as resilient as Somalia.”
Remarks by EU Director-General for International Cooperation and Development, Stefano Manservis
@stefanomanservi
at the scene of the 14th October incident.
#ThinkTwice
What a pleasure to meet people like Olawale
@realwecyclers
@Adelani
, whose bright entrepreneurship improves the environment and creates jobs by recycling waste. The right spot for the picture was conveniently close at hand at
#EDD19
Trade is not only about closing deals, but also about keeping track of the commitments we make with our trading partners.
And if there are unjustified barriers, we are stepping up our game.
#AssertiveEU
#EUTrade
As long as
#COVID19
threatens lives somewhere, we are not safe. With significant global response package of €15.6 billion,
@EU_Commission
steps up efforts. Today w/ EU27 Development Ministers we continue on building our
#TeamEurope
package further. 👉
Tremendous job by
@EU_Partnerships
communication team, adjusting to our times, taking our partners’ perspective and embracing local voices. A real shift. Glad it got recognized with 2 Polaris Awards.
Young Africans share their experience of how the
#AfricaEU
partnership changed their lives.
🏆 Our
#GlobalGateway
campaign received 2️ Polaris Awards for exceptional work in public sector communication in the categories International Campaigns & Celebrity.
Thanks to the team!
The natural environment of man, which requires protection, is also truth in public life, freedom, rule of law & international solidarity. To protect rule of law, you have to accept that law should be above power, not at its beck & call.
My
#UNGA
speech:
Congratulations to
@SamanthaJPower
on her confirmation as
@USAID
Administrator. Looking forward to enhance
@EU_Partnerships
-USAID cooperation within the Transatlantic partnership, crucial in addressing global challenges,
#COVID19
and the global recovery and climate action.
Confirmed! Thank you everyone for your support these last months—I’m so grateful for this bipartisan vote of confidence from the Senate, and so energized to be joining the incredible
@USAID
team to get big things done. The Agency’s work around the world has never been more vital.
We work with countries far beyond our borders. Today I spoke w 🇳🇿
@MFATNZ
's Jonathan Kings on the challenges exacerbated by
#COVID19
and
#ClimateCrisis
in the Pacific: healthcare, strong economies and resilient democracies.
#Europe
#Africa
#Alliance
: launch High Level Platform for Sustainable Energy Investments, symbol of the strong
#EUAU
partnership to accelerate investment in sustainable energy with public authorities, private sector and financial institutions. with
@EBienkowskaEU
@PresAlphaConde
Put the strengths of Africa and Europe to work in an Alliance for Investment and Jobs: 10 actions for strategic investment & private sector participation, education & skills, business climate, trade within Africa and with Europe.
@JunckerEU
@MimicaEU
@FedericaMog
#SOTEU
#AUEU
Thanks for the treasure trove of songs you have us, with melodies that make me sing, rhythms that make me move and lyrics that connect to the soul. « Toots Hibbert, Reggae Pioneer Who Infused Genre With Soul, Dead at 77 »
#BBNJ
Treaty is a major treasure and the Pacific a major supporter.
#TeamEurope
is therefore announcing funding at
#PIFLM52
for
@PacOceanComm
to support Commissioner Dr Filimon Manoni and OPOC as they will accompany Pacific partners on ratification and implementation.