Memo: Joint Statement by the High Representative and European Commission Vice President, Catherine Ashton, and European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, on the approval of over €31.5 billion of funding for EU development cooperation with ACP countries for the period 2014-2020

Joint Statement by the High Representative and European Commission Vice President, Catherine Ashton, and European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs expressing delight that the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) - EU Council of Ministers has approved over €31.5 billion of funding for EU development cooperation with ACP countries for the period 2014-2020.