Commissioner Piebalgs visits Prague

On the 7th October 2010, the European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs visited Prague and met representatives of Czech ministries, NGOs and the private sector. Piebalgs called upon the Czech Republic to contribute more to the official development assistance of the European Union (EU) and to fulfil its financial commitments. Piebalgs also supported the cooperation with the nongovernmental sector, which he saw as driving engine of development assistance. The Czech non-profit and non-governmental organizations associated in the Czech Forum of Development Cooperation FoRS, welcomed the meeting with the commissioner and shared his opinion on the importance of setting long-term plans for the fulfilment of the EU member states’ commitments. According to the evaluation report of FoRS, the Czech Republic provides only 0,12 % of its gross domestic income to the official development assistance purposes. More information about Piebalgs’ visit is available on the web pages of FoRS.

Information provided by Tereza Vodova, FoRS