The conference "Business towards Vocational Education" in Tirana aimed at emphasizing the importance of the role that vocational education has.

The Ministry of Finance and the IPA 2008 Project on "Support and Expansion of the Albanian Treasury System (SETS)" have been working closely on expanding the treasury system to enable direct access to Line Ministries and other Budget Institutions.

The Government of Albania has completed the decentralisation process within the water and sanitation sector. With the support of the EU and Austria, Albania has now launched a national program to ensure the cost-effective and sustainable provision of water and sanitation services.

Strengthening Rural Transformation Competences of Higher Education and Research Institutions in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

The small dairy in Dédougou, a town in Western Burkina Faso, is still a young venture as it started operating in February 2012.

Federal President of Austria decorates first citizen of Bhutan with distinguished Decoration of Merit.

Findings from a health and demographic surveillance site show that sustainable interventions reduced poverty in northern rural Nicaragua.

A new veterinary service contributes to animal health and thus to the economic development of the rural Armenian region Shirak.

A training seminar on strengthening the state institutions for the EU integration process was organised in Macedonia. It was co-financed through Austrian Development Cooperation.

Over 30 Civil Society Organizations trained on the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and its review mechanism.