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Andris Piebalgs

Andris Piebalgs

  1. Face Of The Day
    Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish logo Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish 1 day ago

    Supporters of Burma democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi wait for her arrival in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Burmese government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent...

  2. EU official sees Burma roadmap within the year
    The Nation - Thailand logo The Nation - Thailand 3 days ago
    EU official sees Burma roadmap within the year

    Piebalgs, EU commissioner for development, said the situation continues to evolve in Burma and a free and credible by-elections in April would be very crucial in sustaining the optimistic response so far to the government policy of opening up its...

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    Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during a rally in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent...

    Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during a rally in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent... View Photo »

  4. Myanmar promises democratic polls
    GulfToday.ae 4 days ago

    (EU) officials on Monday that upcoming by-elections heralding the opposition's return to mainstream politics will be democratic. "We have taken the necessary measures so that the upcoming by-elections will be free, fair and credible," Parliament Speaker...

  5. Myanmar praised for settling ethnic issues
    United Press International logo United Press International 4 days ago

    Feb. 14, 2012 at 9:38 AM NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Negotiated political settlements with ethnic groups in Myanmar are a "key ingredient" to long-term national stability, an EU official said. EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs is...

  6. Myanmar polls 'vital for easing of EU sanctions'
    Today Online logo Today Online 5 days ago

    European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs is the most senior EU official to meet President Thein Sein since the administration took office last March after almost 50 years of army rule. "There is concern (on the government side) that...

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    Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech at the National League for Democracy (NLD) party office in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development...

    Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech at the National League for Democracy (NLD) party office in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development... View Photo »

  8. Andris Piebalgs speech - European Parliament public hearing on Development Education
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  9. EU should respond rapidly to Myanmar reforms: top EU official
    Reuters Mobile logo Reuters Mobile 5 days ago

    Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs (left) talks with Myanmar Minister of Education Mya Aye in Naypyitaw, February 13, 2012. YANGON (Reuters) - The European Union should respond fast to changes under way in Myanmar driven by a former military...

  10. More praise heaped on Myanmar
    iStockAnalyst logo iStockAnalyst 5 days ago

    Myanmar, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Myanmar would be considered a political success story if it maintains the current pace of democratic reforms, a European official said during a visit. Andris Piebalgs, development commissioner for the European Union, met with...

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About Andris Piebalgs

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Andris Piebalgs (born 17 September 1957) is a Latvian politician and diplomat, currently serving as Commissioner for Energy at the European Commission. Full Article

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EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs (L) and German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel (2nd L) hold talks with Myanmar's President Thein Sein at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw February 13, 2012. Piebalgs held out the prospect of a further...
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  1. EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs (L) and German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel (2nd L) hold talks with Myanmar's President Thein Sein at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw February 13, 2012. Piebalgs held out the prospect of a further... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 days ago

    EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs (L) and German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel (2nd L) hold talks with Myanmar's President Thein Sein at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw February 13, 2012. Piebalgs held out the prospect of a further...

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  2. EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs (4th R) and German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel (C) pose for a photograph with Myanmar parliament speaker and former military junta general Thura Shwe Mann in Naypyitaw February 13, 2012. Piebalgs held out... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 days ago

    EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs (4th R) and German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel (C) pose for a photograph with Myanmar parliament speaker and former military junta general Thura Shwe Mann in Naypyitaw February 13, 2012. Piebalgs held out...

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  3. Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (center R) and European Union Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs (center L) pose for photos after their meeting at Suu Kyi's residence in Yangon on February 14, 2012. Piebalgs is on an official visit to Myanmar during which he was... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago

    Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (center R) and European Union Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs (center L) pose for photos after their meeting at Suu Kyi's residence in Yangon on February 14, 2012. Piebalgs is on an official visit to Myanmar during which he was...

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  4. Myanmar's President Thein Sein waits in a room at the Presidential Palace ahead of a meeting with EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs. and German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel in Naypyitaw February 13, 2012. Piebalgs held out the prospect of a... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 days ago

    Myanmar's President Thein Sein waits in a room at the Presidential Palace ahead of a meeting with EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs. and German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel in Naypyitaw February 13, 2012. Piebalgs held out the prospect of a...

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  5. Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during a rally in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent visit that April's by-elections,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 day ago

    Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during a rally in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent visit that April's by-elections,...

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  6. Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech at the National League for Democracy (NLD) party office in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 day ago

    Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech at the National League for Democracy (NLD) party office in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his...

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  7. Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party members ride on a vessel after a campaign trip to in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 day ago

    Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party members ride on a vessel after a campaign trip to in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent...

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  8. Supporters listen and wave flags as Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent visit that... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 day ago

    Supporters listen and wave flags as Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent visit that...

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  9. Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi greets her supporters as she arrives to Pyar Pon at Irrawaddy delta region in Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent visit that April's by-elections,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 day ago

    Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi greets her supporters as she arrives to Pyar Pon at Irrawaddy delta region in Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent visit that April's by-elections,...

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  10. BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 30: Andris Piebalgs EU Commissioner attends at the press conference during the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness on November 30, 2011 in Busan, South Korea. The forum will be attended by over 2,500 members of the development assistance community... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 30: Andris Piebalgs EU Commissioner attends at the press conference during the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness on November 30, 2011 in Busan, South Korea. The forum will be attended by over 2,500 members of the development assistance community...

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  11. BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 30: (L to R) Dirk Niebel, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany and Andris Piebalgs EU Commissioner attend at the press conference during the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness on November 30, 2011 in Busan, South Korea. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 30: (L to R) Dirk Niebel, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany and Andris Piebalgs EU Commissioner attend at the press conference during the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness on November 30, 2011 in Busan, South Korea.

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  12. EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs (L) shakes hands with Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore on November 25, 2011 before their meeting at the presidential palace in Ouagadougou. Piebalgs said on November 25 that some 1.4 million people in Burkina Faso could be exposed this year... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs (L) shakes hands with Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore on November 25, 2011 before their meeting at the presidential palace in Ouagadougou. Piebalgs said on November 25 that some 1.4 million people in Burkina Faso could be exposed this year...

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  13. EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaks with Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore on November 25, 2011 at the presidential palace in Ouagadougou. Piebalgs said on November 25 that some 1.4 million people in Burkina Faso could be exposed this year to a food crisis due to lack... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaks with Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore on November 25, 2011 at the presidential palace in Ouagadougou. Piebalgs said on November 25 that some 1.4 million people in Burkina Faso could be exposed this year to a food crisis due to lack...

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  14. Representatives, from left, Poland's Deputy Foreing Minister Krzysztof Stanowski, German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel, EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Honduran Director General for Development Cooparation Lidia Fromm Cea attend a press... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    Representatives, from left, Poland's Deputy Foreing Minister Krzysztof Stanowski, German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel, EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Honduran Director General for Development Cooparation Lidia Fromm Cea attend a press...

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  15. BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 30: (L to R) Dirk Niebel, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Andris Piebalgs EU Commissioner and Lidia Fromm Cea, Director General for Development Cooparation Government of Honduras attend at the press conference during... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 30: (L to R) Dirk Niebel, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Andris Piebalgs EU Commissioner and Lidia Fromm Cea, Director General for Development Cooparation Government of Honduras attend at the press conference during...

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  16. European Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaks during a joint news conference with Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Karti in Khartoum May 12, 2011. Piebalgs' two-day visit will include both Khartoum and Juba. It is the first official visit by a European Commissioner since the... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

    European Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs speaks during a joint news conference with Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Karti in Khartoum May 12, 2011. Piebalgs' two-day visit will include both Khartoum and Juba. It is the first official visit by a European Commissioner since the...

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  17. CORRECTS IDENTIFICATION OF MAN AT LOWER RIGHT TO ANDRIS PIEBALGS - Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen, lower left, gestures as she speaks with European Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, lower, right, United Kingdom William Hague, center left, and Slovakia Mikulas Dzurinda, as French Foreign... AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

    CORRECTS IDENTIFICATION OF MAN AT LOWER RIGHT TO ANDRIS PIEBALGS - Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen, lower left, gestures as she speaks with European Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, lower, right, United Kingdom William Hague, center left, and Slovakia Mikulas Dzurinda, as French Foreign...

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  18. Participants smile as they pose for a family photo at Informal Meeting for Ministers of Foreign Affairs (GYMNICH) at a hotel in Sopot, northern Poland September 2, 2011. First row down from left: Denmark's FM Lene Espersen, European Commisioner for Development Andris Piebalgs, European... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Participants smile as they pose for a family photo at Informal Meeting for Ministers of Foreign Affairs (GYMNICH) at a hotel in Sopot, northern Poland September 2, 2011. First row down from left: Denmark's FM Lene Espersen, European Commisioner for Development Andris Piebalgs, European...

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  19. Participiants pose for family photos at Informal Meeting for Ministers of Foreign Affairs (GYMNICH) at hotel in Sopot, northern Poland September 2, 2011. First row down from left:Greece's FM Stavros Lambrinidis, Ireland's FM Eamon Gilmore, Denmark;s FM Lene Espersen, European... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Participiants pose for family photos at Informal Meeting for Ministers of Foreign Affairs (GYMNICH) at hotel in Sopot, northern Poland September 2, 2011. First row down from left:Greece's FM Stavros Lambrinidis, Ireland's FM Eamon Gilmore, Denmark;s FM Lene Espersen, European...

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EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs (L) and German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel (2nd L) hold talks with Myanmar's President Thein Sein at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw February 13, 2012. Piebalgs held out the prospect of a further...

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