Title: EU aid architecture : recent trends and policy directions
Abstract: This report aims to examine the role of the European Union (EU) in the international aid architecture. The first part maps out the evolution and uses of EU official development assistance (ODA) since 1991 providing aggregate data for the EU 27 member states and the EC. The second part focuses on the evolution and use of ODA of the European Commission (EC) only. The EC has been acting in development since the beginning of European integration with the management of the first European Development Fund (EDF) in 1958. Congruent with a rise in EU ODA, the EC has increased its weight in the global aid architecture and become a unique entity which acts as a traditional donor and plays a federating role within the EU. Finally, the paper discusses briefly the EU's standing vis-a-vis the implementation of Paris Declaration principles.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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