EUROPE 4 DEVELOPMENT
The European year for development: everyone's year
2015 is a special year for development. It is the first ever European Year to deal with the European Union's external action and Europe’s role in the world. For development organisations all over Europe it is an unparalleled opportunity to showcase Europe's commitment to eradicating poverty worldwide and to inspire more Europeans to get engaged and involved in development. 2015 is also the year in which the Millennium Development Goals that the world agreed to reach in 2000, and in which the international community will agree on the future global framework for poverty eradication and sustainable development.
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In 2015 we will do our utmost to explain to European citizens how EU development aid works and to demonstrate that it makes a real and lasting difference. Europe will show taxpayers how their money is being put to the best possible use in empowering our fellow human beings around the world who are mired in poverty through no fault of their own to make a living for themselves, their families and their communities.
During the year It will be shined the spotlight on people in the European partner countries and highlight work in the field. Also, in a fast-changing world, the lines between the developing and developed worlds have become increasingly blurred. Some former developing countries have become emerging donors, while others remain trapped in poverty. Meanwhile, new sources of finance and new development partners have come forward. The development landscape has seen the traditional donor-recipient relationship give way to a world of cooperation, mutual responsibility and mutual interest. Helping developing countries worldwide to build peaceful and prosperous societies is not just about fairness. It will also make for a safer world with more economic and trading potential for Europe, too. This year will reflect this.Everybody can be involved!
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15 things people should know about EU development cooperation in 2015:
EU aid focuses on the countries which need it most.
The EU is helping to improve the lives of millions.
EU aid is transparent and it is easy to find out where the money goes.
To prevent fraud and corruption, EU aid is regularly audited and controlled.
The EU and its Member States together are the most generous donors of official development aid in the world.
Developing countries have a strong say in how EU aid is spent, what will be done and where.
The EU relies on organisations with the right experience to carry out its development projects on the ground.
The EU involves civil society organisations when it plans its cooperation with partner countries.
About 25% of EU aid is given directly to governments so they can do their work, following priorities that they define themselves, in close dialogue with the EU.
The EU has 139 delegations and offices across the world, more than any EU member state. At the same time its external aid equals less than a tenth of its budget.
In many countries the EU and its Member States combine their development efforts to ensure that we work more hand in hand and don’t do the same thing twice.
The EU works hard to ensure that its work in areas such as trade and finance, agriculture, security, climate change, or migration helps overcome poverty in developing countries.
EU humanitarian aid and development cooperation are different but work hand in hand.
The world has managed to reduce the share of extremely poor people by more than half since 1990.
Europeans believe that we have a responsibility to help people in poor countries, and many are ready to play their part in this.
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