Bono met Joachim Gauck , the president of Germany at Bellevue Palace in Berlin on Monday 8th October. He has talked on behalf of ONE about world poverty and preventable diseases in poor countries. The meeting lasted about 20 minutes.
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On Tuesday he met Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament at Brussels to confirm his strong support in the European Parliament for EU development aid.
Later in the day he met Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council who wrote in his Twitter account:
“Another beautiful day. EU committed to 0,7% GNI to development aid. Happy that Bono also interested in EU budget deal”
Finally he met Jose Manuel Durao Barroso,President of the European Commission to coordinate their efforts on fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease.
Today Bono and Bill Gates,ONE Co-founders, met with with French President Francois Hollande today to discuss crucial development & humanitarian issues.
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