European Commission proposes concrete measures to deliver EU aid better and faster

In three communications approved today, the EC proposes concrete measures to improve the effectiveness of EU development aid and external assistance. These proposals follow-up on the EU’s commitments in 2005 to scale-up aid substantially and to improve its impact and its speed of delivery, in order to meet the challenges of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. The Commission proposes an action plan including joint programming of assistance with Member States and sees the
Union on track to deliver on its financial commitments.
Related links: http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/256&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Questions and Answers: The “Aid effectiveness Package”
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/103&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
Development: EUtightens aid, control
http://www.ipsterraviva.net/Europe/article.aspx?id=3054