Following a consultation earlier this year, the European Commission will give recommendations on country-by-country financial disclosures by September and is likely to publish a working document in...
In a recent meeting, Andris Piebalgs, the EU’s Development Commissioner said he was yet to hear of any cases where land was being grabbed by European companies for biofuel plantations.
Last week we launched our new report ‘Fuel for thought’ at a panel debate at the Centre in Brussels. More than 100 people came to the event, including Members of the European...
As February draws to a close, I headed up a delegation from CONCORD – the European coalition of development NGOs – meeting EU Foreign Policy Chief Cathy Ashton. It was a great opportunity to speak to...
Part of my work here in the EU office is to work with decision-makers to look at the best ways of allocating development aid. One of ActionAid’s arguments it that when well managed, direct...
No matter where you go to check the news, you’re probably used by now to hearing all about the financial crisis. Governments across Europe are slashing their budgets and we’re told the age of...
On 7th of December the European Commission presented its proposal on how it will spend €62 billion on aid between 2014 and 2020.This represents a slight increase in the EU’s development budget and is...
With continued instability on the financial markets dominating the 2011 G20 leader’s summit, it should come as little surprise that other important issues have been swept aside. One of these is the...
Ekiru Longolea is 80 years old, married to two wives and has 18 children. Here he tells Ssanyu, ActionAid field worker from Uganda, about his role in the community and selling livestock to pay for...
This is the story of Zainabu Kamoto and her family. The Kamoto family live in the small town of Garba Tulla (meaning plenty of water). Like thousands of East African’s suffering the food crisis...
Priscilla Ekuru is a Cattle Farmer from the Ngaremara Village, Isiolo County, Kenya. Priscilla is 63 and widowed with 10 children. She is linked to the ActionAid Project, Isiolo DA, Protracted...
