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No window of opportunity for European development cooperation - Member state interests stand in the way
21/06/2010
Author : Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS - Denmark)
By Lars Engberg-Pedersen (DIIS)
 
The European Consensus on Development adopted in 2005 lays down the overall objectives and principles for European development cooperation. Poverty reduction is the major objective and fine principles concerning ownership, partnership, etc. are spelled out. The two main European initiatives with implications for the EU member states in the field of development cooperation are the decisions to increase aid volumes and to enhance complementarity in the division of labour between member states.

These initiatives have had little success so far. One could argue that a window of opportunity for strengthening European development cooperation exists if the member states were moving closer to a European development approach. However, this is not the case. Rather, significant political and institutional obstacles prevail, and major problems lie at the member state level. Thus, initiatives should not target the EU but the member states so that these may start valuing the idea of European development cooperation.

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