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The International Monetary Fund and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development have launched a new project to improve macroeconomic statistics in 23 African countries. DFID will provide US$7.5 million over the next five years to support the project.
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European Council President Herman Van Rompuy found MEPs in trenchant mood Wednesday when he reported back to them on the conclusions reached by European leaders at their summit last month.
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Explosions in Baghdad create chaos as Iraqi lawmakers try to form a new government after elections which didn’t produce a strong coalition.
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One day after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rattled the Mexico-California border area, Mexico‘s President visits one of the affected areas.
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The EBRD is increasing the availability of financing to the real economy in Hungary, with a €50 million credit line to CIB Bank, including at least €10 million equivalent denominated in Hungarian Forint.
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To mark World Health Day, WHO is launching a global campaign to raise awareness of the impact of increasing urbanization on the health and lifestyles of people around the globe.
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At the end of March 2010, AB Bank SNORAS deposit portfolio exceeded LTL 5 billion, of which over LTL 3 billion are household deposits.
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In affirmation of Vietnam’s remarkable progress towards Middle Income Country status, the World Bank Board of Directors today approved a second loan for Vietnam from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).
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The World Bank today approved a EUR26 million loan to the Republic of Croatia aimed at further improving the efficiency of Croatia’s justice system − a necessary process in Croatia’s path towards successful European Union accession.
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Roma communities, the European Union’s largest ethnic minority, continue to face persistent discrimination and segregation.
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The Obama administration unveiled a new nuclear policy Tuesday that restricts America’s use of nuclear weapons, reduces the country’s reliance on its nuclear deterrent and renounces America’s development of new atomic weapons.
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At the end of last year, the number of interactive IPTV subscribers around the world reached 30.3 million, i.e. nearly 50 percent more than in year 2008, when the number of viewers of this type of TV was 21.6 million.
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Using monitoring and surveillance solutions offered by BS/2 company for self-service bank equipment, a criminal group installing data capture devices in the ATMs was detected in Riga.
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A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Wednesday morning.
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The death toll in the state of Rio de Janeiro rose to 89 on Tuesday as workers struggled to clean up the mess created by 15 hours of heavy rain.
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It's one thing to agree on new laws, implementing them is another, often complicated, issue. Until now the European Commission's implementation of much EU legislation was overseen by committees of Member State experts, through the so-called “comitology” system, which was criticised for its lack of transparency and democratic oversight.
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The European Parliament will hold a special plenary session on Wednesday 7 April to discuss the results of the March jobs and growth summit with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy.
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EU pledges over €1.2bn for Haiti’s reconstruction and long-term development.
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The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly asked the European Commission to help EU and ACP banana producers adapt to the new EU-Latin America trade agreement, which is expected to put an end to fifteen years of “banana wars” between the two continents, but has raised concerns for the livelihood of some regions' producers.
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A delegation of MEPs will be in Sudan from 8 to 15 April to observe the Sudanese elections at all levels of government. The elections are due to take place from 11 to 13 April.
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