The European Commission and European Council have acknowledged the strategic significance of the Nile River and Ethiopia’s mega hydro-power under construction – the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to Ethiopia.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, today arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to attend the 10th round of African Union (AU)- European Union (EU) Commission-to-Commission meeting.
The European Union provides 170 million Euros to the government of Ethiopia supporting the political and economic reforms the east African country embarked on.
The European Union (EU) is set to provide 1.5 billion birr (45 million euros) finance to Ethiopia assisting the east African country create 400,000 new jobs.
The European Union (EU) is set to provide 33.5 million euros grant to the Government of Ethiopia for EU-TRUST Fund for Disaster Risk Reduction project.
