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Andris Piebalgs

Andris Piebalgs
Personal data
Date of birth17 September 1957(age 57)
Place of birthValmiera, Soviet Union (now Latvia)
Political partyLPP/LC
Alma materUniversity of Latvia
ProfessionPhysicist
Teacher
European Commissioner for Development
Assumed office9 February 2010
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byKarel De Gucht (Development and Humanitarian Aid)
European Commissioner for Energy
In office22 November 2004 - 9 February 2010
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Succeeded byGünther Oettinger
Preceded byLoyola de Palacio (Energy and Transport)

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Andris Piebalgs (born 17 September 1957) is a Latvian politician and diplomat, currently serving as European Commissioner for Development at the European Commission. Between 2004 and 2010 he served as Commissioner for Energy.

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An opportunity for the wind energy industry to discuss the impact of the EU Renewable Energy Directive and the financial crisis. Report includes clips with A...
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Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement signing ceremony: with the participation of José Manuel BARROSO, EC President ; statement by Andris PIEBALGS, European Co...
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Baumgarten, in Austria, is one of Europe's key natural gas distribution centres. It hopes to see a huge increase in flow from the Caspian Sea and the Middle ...
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How are we going to feed nine billion people in our global village while farmers only have the capacity to produce enough food for six billion? That question...
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European Union Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs spoke in a session on Security during the Somalia Conference on 7 May 2013 in London. You can read mo...
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Khudbaddihii ra'iisul wasaaraha dalka Ingiriiska David Cameron, madaxweynaha Xassan Sheikh Max'ud, iyo European Union Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs.
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The world faces monumental challenges of ensuring energy supply can meet ever growing needs, while urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The current co...
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This short video shows the atmosphere of the EDDs 2013 which took place in Brussels at Tour&Taxis on 26 and 27 November. 7100 people attended and 80 sessions...
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European Development Days in Warsaw on 15-16th December 2011 - ICT Update Tweet this news
ICT Update--The annual European Development days (EDDs) - have been launched today by the Polish Presidency, Under-Secretary of State, Krzysztof Stanowski and EU Development Commissioner, -Andris Piebalgs-. This year, the EDDs will focus on democracy and - Date : Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:18:43 GMT
EU, German for working out solution to CG row - The Daily Star Tweet this news
The Daily Star--German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel and EU Commissioner for Development -Andris Piebalgs- came up with identical views at a press conference wrapping up their four-day visit to Bangladesh. ... - Date : Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:03:39 GMT+00:00
South Sudan: Commission welcomes the Council's decision to provide €200 ... - IEWY News Tweet this news
IEWY News--EU Commissioner for Development, -Andris Piebalgs-, welcomes today's decision of the EU foreign affairs ministers to allocate €200 million to South Sudan. This follows the proposal of the European Commission, announced by EU Commissioner - Date : Tue, 24 May 2011 18:59:30 GMT+00:00
Al-Degair meets EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs - Sudan News Agency Tweet this news
Sudan News Agency--Brussels, April 14 (SUNA) - Minister of International Cooperation, Dr. Jalal Yusouf El-Degair, was received at the EU headquarters Thursday by the EU Commissioner for Development -Andris Piebalgs-, in presence of the Charge d'Affai - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:59:10 GMT+00:00
EU misses its aid target for 2010 - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--The European commissioner for development, -Andris Piebalgs-, told the Guardian that the EU needed to focus its aid budget on areas that had a bigger impact on poverty on the ground and in which member states had demonstrable expertise. ... - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:42:30 GMT+00:00
Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs announces a recovery package of ... - IEWY News Tweet this news
IEWY News--Commissioner -Piebalgs- also insisted on the importance of a strong coordinated package between the Commission and Member States, in order to ensure an optimal use of the aid budgets. Throughout the last four months of crisis, the EU has never - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:53:16 GMT+00:00
Commissioner Piebalgs calls for EU to maintain its leadership on official ... - EU News Tweet this news
EU News--Today Commissioner for Development -Andris Piebalgs- presented the 2010 preliminary figures on official development aid spent by the EU and its 27 Member States. Aid rose by about €4.5 billion from 2009, reaching a total of €53.8 billion, whi - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:24:36 GMT+00:00
EU donates $92 million to Somali peacekeepers - East African Tweet this news
East African--EU Commissioner for Development -Andris Piebalgs- said the donation was aimed at helping keep the peacekeeping force in place and providing them with the means to do their job more easily. "There can be no development without securi - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:57 GMT+00:00
European Commissioners Andris Piebalgs and Michel Barnier advocate green ... - PR-USA.net (press release) Tweet this news
PR-USA.net (press release)--In the context of the joint EU-Africa Strategic partnership, -Andris Piebalgs-, European Commissioner for Development, and Michel Barnier Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, will attend the annual joint meeting of th - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:18:02 GMT+00:00
Andris Piebalgs EU Commissioner for Development Speaking points of ... - IEWY News Tweet this news
IEWY News--As I said in many occasions, the more I visit countries, the more I meet people, the more I am convinced that without women's empowerment, there will be no development and exit from poverty. Women are the agents of change. ... - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:01:18 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Sandra Kalniete
Latvian European Commissioner
2004 - present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Loyola de Palacio
as European Commissioner for Energy and Transport
European Commissioner for Energy
2004 - 2010
Preceded by
Karel De Gucht
as European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid
European Commissioner for Development
2010 - present
Incumbent

Barroso Commission I (2004 �2009)

Joaquín Almunia * Catherine Ashton6 * José Manuel Barroso1 * Jacques Barrot2 * Joe Borg * Karel De Gucht9 * Stavros Dimas * Benita Ferrero-Waldner * Ján Figeľ10 * Franco Frattini2, 5 * Mariann Fischer Boel * Dalia Grybauskaitė7 * Danuta Hübner8 * Siim Kallas2 * László Kovács * Neelie Kroes * Meglena Kuneva3 * Markos Kyprianou4 * Peter Mandelson6 * Charlie McCreevy * Louis Michel9 * Leonard Orban3 * Andris Piebalgs * Janez Potočnik * Viviane Reding * Olli Rehn * Paweł Samecki8 * Maroš Šefčovič10 * Algirdas Šemeta7 * Vladimír Špidla * Antonio Tajani2, 5 * Androulla Vassiliou4 * Günter Verheugen2 * Margot Wallström2

Barroso Commission II (since 2010)

Joaquín Almunia2 * László Andor * Catherine Ashton2 * Michel Barnier * José Manuel Barroso1 * Dacian Cioloş * John Dalli * Maria Damanaki * Štefan Füle * Máire Geoghegan-Quinn * Kristalina Georgieva * Karel De Gucht * Johannes Hahn * Connie Hedegaard * Siim Kallas2 * Neelie Kroes2 * Janusz Lewandowski * Cecilia Malmström * Günther Oettinger * Andris Piebalgs * Janez Potočnik * Viviane Reding2 * Olli Rehn * Antonio Tajani2 * Androulla Vassiliou * Maroš Šefčovič2 * Algirdas Šemeta



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