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The new Commission

10-01-21

Kristalina georgievaLatvian Mr Andris Piebalgs was appointed to the commission for the Directorate General for Development (DGDEV). Bulgarian Romian Juleva withdraw her seat as commissioner for humanitarian and development aspects of cooperation (or DG ECHO Humanitarian aid) after fierce critisism. Mrs Kristalina Georgieva (picture), former vice president of the World bank, is new candidate for bulgaria on the same post. Because of the withdrawal the final voting in the parliment will not be held until the 9th of February.

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CONCORD report

09-10-13

European policies are harming developing countries, says Concord. Responding to the Commission’s Communication and report on Policy Coherence for Development, CONCORD recently released the report "Spotlight on policy Coherence" appealing for Europe to stop harming developing countries with its policies.

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Nine out of ten Europeans continue to support development aid

09-10-26

The Eurobarometer opinion poll on “Development Aid in time of economic turmoil” shows that the crisis affecting European countries did not affect public support for development aid, which still remains high.Around 90% of Europeans still believe development is important and 72% of Europeans are in favour of honouring or going beyond existing aid commitments to the developing world.

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Development aid that eradicates poverty

The EU Commission, together with the member states, is the world’s largest development aid provider. The wealthier member states have pledged 0.70 per cent of their gross national income in aid by 2015 at the latest, while the goal of the new member states is 0.33 per cent. Several countries are far from fulfilling the goals and some member states are even planning to cut their development aid in 2009. Sweden has a good reputation in development aid contexts and the EU Presidency offers an excellent opportunity to convince member states to uphold their pledges of a better quality increased aid; a prerequisite for fulfilling the millennium development goal of halving poverty and hunger by 2015. Sweden must clearly show that it adheres to the 1 per cent of gross national income going to aid, and not to weigh down the aid with payments to other areas than poverty eradication.

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Policy coherence for development

The EU policy for developing countries must be more coherent if it is to contribute to poverty eradication rather than obstructing it. All policy areas must be consistent in contributing to just and sustainable development if the Millennium Development Goals are to be achieved. Poverty will never be eradicated with development aid alone.

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