Members There are 29 members of DAC, including the European Union which acts as a full member of the committee.

We further recognize with appreciation those European Union member States that have either already met the ODA target or have set timetables to achieve it.

The European Union has put forward a calendar on increased assistance.

The EU had therefore committed itself to further improving and better coordinating trade related assistance programmes in view of possible trade integration costs faced by developing countries.

We commend the pledges made by the European Union, the G 8 and other major developed countries to increase official development assistance to Africa and debt relief.

In this context, I am particularly encouraged by the recent commitments on official development assistance and debt cancellation by the European Union and the Group of Eight.

Some Member States pointed out that the growth of official development assistance and progress towards the 0.7 per cent target had been commendable, particularly in the European Union.

The European Union is committed to doubling its development assistance by 2010.

Bulgaria, an acceding country to the European Union, is in the process of building its capacity as a future donor and is working on the creation of mechanisms for administering official development assistance.

That is why I am pleased to welcome the decisions of the G 8 to cancel the debt of 18 developing countries, as well as other steps taken by the European Union to increase official development assistance (ODA).

The EU can help by strengthening its defense planning.

In supporting this aim, the European Union has provided assistance to Russia.

As a member of the European Union, Greece at least can hope for assistance from other EU members.

The European Union has set a timetable to reach new levels of official development assistance.

To be sure, the EU budget contains flexible instruments, such as the EU Solidarity Fund, which provides emergency assistance after natural disasters.

We welcome the policy recently enunciated by the developed countries, particularly the European Union and the G 8, in the area of official development assistance and debt relief in favour of the poorest countries.

She welcomed the EU initiative to raise ODA to 0.7 per cent of GDP by 2015 and encouraged other countries to do likewise.

Council of the European Union conclusions on a renewed European Union commitment to the International Conference on Population and Development in the context of the Millennium Development Goals

As an acceding country to the European Union (EU), we will take on board new responsibilities in the field of development policy.

The EU stands ready to assist when requested to do so.

Increasing ODA was an important goal and the Russian Federation was working on strengthening its own donor potential.

Assure human rights and security within the framework of the Millennium Declaration and the MDGs.

The European Union will play a full role in the area of technical assistance in the context of all three committees.

Assistance by the European Union, as well as efforts by both parties, will be critical.

The representative of the United Kingdom, speaking on behalf of the European Union and the acceding countries Bulgaria and Romania, said that development was a shared goal and responsibility, and that the EU was committed to the implementation of the Millennium Declaration and the MDGs.

The European Union is proving itself a serious partner, providing financial resources (the European Union and its Member States account for over 60 per cent of international development aid) and commitment to the reform of the United Nations.

Official development assistance

But how do we measure up against that vision? When it comes to development assistance, the European Union leads the world.

Population assistance as a proportion of official development assistance

With the EU helping to keep global markets open, European exports have held up rather well, with the EU maintaining its market share.

Official Development Assistance (ODA)

Management of development assistance

However, there is very little follow up on alert messages, both by TBT inquiry points or private sector associations. This points to the need for more cooperation between public and private bodies on information gathering, analysis and dissemination. Management of information on ERs seems to be more effective in China and Thailand.

In Pakistan, the European Union is committed to supporting the United Nations renewed appeal for assistance with the ongoing tragedy as winter approaches.

The EU has supported the six party talks throughout and remains ready to assist in whatever way we can.

On 23 November 2004, the General Affairs and External Relations Council of the European Union adopted its conclusions on the renewed commitment of the European Union to the International Conference on Population and Development in the context of the Development Goals set out in the Millennium Declaration.

They are, as listed in Article 13 of the Treaty on European Union the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the Court of Auditors.

The Group of 77 and China is therefore most encouraged by recent commitments to substantial increases in official development assistance and by the establishment of firm timetables by the European Union for its members to reach the 0.7 per cent target.

The European Union, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development must match American support.

The assistance mission, conducted jointly with the European Union, was aimed at completing the third phase of the project to enhance the AU information and crisis management capacity.

We are very impressed with the declarations made here by Canada and the European Union to increase official development assistance (ODA) and everything else that will be done in that connection.

European Union

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European Community

Five European countries have reached their ODA targets, and the European Union has taken an important step in formulating a timetable for achieving such targets.