October 18, 2011
Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy:
Agenda for Change

The European Commission presented its 'Agenda for Change' and reform proposals for EU budget support, setting out a more strategic EU approach to reducing poverty, including a more targeted allocation of funding.

Excerpts:
'At a critical juncture - facing new global challenges, close to the 2015 target for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and in the midst of preparations for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) - the EU must choose the right mix of policies, tools and resources to be effective and efficient in the fight against poverty in the context of sustainable development. The Commission is proposing an Agenda for Change to strengthen Europe’s solidarity with the world’s developing nations in this fight.'

'The EU must seek to target its resources where they are needed most to address poverty reduction and where they could have greatest impact.'

'The EU should continue to recognise the particular importance of supporting development in its own neighbourhood9 and in Sub-Saharan Africa10. It should, in all regions, allocate more funds than in the past to the countries most in need, including fragile states.'

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• Agenda for Change 52.63 kb
• Presentation: An Agenda for Change 399.42 kb
• Presentation: The Future Approach to EU Budget Support 43.68 kb