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Article | 10/09/2008

Dividing the labour, sharing the work

by Sven GrimmDividing the labour, sharing the work

The European Union is working to improve the joint development aid policy it first established fifteen years ago. Measures to concentrate aid efforts and strengthen exchange between member states are part of the agenda. » more

Interview | 10/09/2008

"Global developments affect everyone"

"Global developments affect everyone"

Sweden is the most generous among Europe's donor countries. Sweden's Minister for Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson explains why this is the case and also why the EU needs to be more active in Georgia and Africa. » more

Facts | 10/09/2008

Missing the target

Missing the target

European nations should have long ago started devoting 0.7 percent of their gross national income to development aid, as they proclaimed they would at a United Nations summit in 1970. Instead the European average fell from 0.41 percent in 2006 to 0.38 percent in 2007. » more

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PRESS REVIEW

Main focus of 19/03/2010

Middle East violence menaces Europe

Middle East violence menaces Europe

The peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine are grinding to a halt, while missile attacks from the Gaza Strip, Israeli air strikes and the announced construction of new settlements in East Jerusalem have done much to poison the atmosphere. The maelstrom of violence will engender more terror and thus threaten Europe, commentators write.

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