By 2014, the European Union, together with the Member States development assistance allocated more than 58 billion or about 0.4 percent of the EU’s income. As the European Commission spokesman said Margaritis Schinas, Brussels has ambitions to increase this rate. “The Commission is determined to ensure that achieve a level of 0.7 per cent, so as to significantly contribute to the development strategy after 2015″ – said the spokesman.
Last year, the most generous countries in Europe were Sweden and Luxembourg, which are to help the poorest countries have allocated more than 1 percent of national income. The lowest level – 0.08 percent – and reached Poland and Slovakia.
Year 2015 – as the Commission – it is important for international aid, because the so-called expire. Millennium Development Goals, which were the framework for development cooperation in the last dozen years. In September, is to be adopted at the UN’s new strategy to fight poverty in the world.
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