1. Patrick Holden Patrick.Holden@Plymouth.ac.uk

2.  EU ODA: 2011.  Institutional characteristics of the EU as a donor.  The different EU aid instruments.  Specific features of the EU as an aid donor.  Conclusions/recommendations.

3. Source: Annual Report on Development aid 2012 (p.177 )

4. Council (Member states) + European External Action Service European Commission EU Country Delegations European Parliament

5.  Development Cooperation Instrument ◦ €20.6 bn requested for period 2014-2020  European Neighbourhood Instrument ◦ €16.1 bn requested for period 2014-2020  European Development Fund (outside of the budget). ◦ €30.3 bn requested for period 2014-2020  Other ◦ pre-accession aid, ◦ (non-ODA) aid for cooperation with industrialised countries ◦ democracy aid, ◦ humanitarian aid, ◦ instrument for stability, nuclear safety...

6.  1. A large percentage to Middle Income Countries/MICs (over 50%).  2. Some EU ODA – aid to ‘the neighbourhood’ – is not primarily geared towards global development norms (poverty reduction/HD focus).  3. The EU’s aid and trade link: a mixed blessing.

7.  ‘Repatriation’ of aid to national level would not be a good thing in a time of crisis (some EU member states may be tempted to distort aid radically for selfish purposes).  EU aid is reliable.  EU aid is less vulnerable to radical distortions.  As the major trading entity the EU is an appropriate vehicle for aid.

8.  APPENDIX 1 proposed budget 2014-2020  (All figures in constant 2011) prices  Development Cooperation Instrument €20.6 bn  Pre-accession instrument €12.5 bn  European Neighbourhood Instrument €16.1 bn  Partnership Instrument €1 bn  Instrument for Stability €2.5bn  European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights €1.4 bn  Common Foreign and Security Policy €2.5 bn  Humanitarian Aid Instrument €6.4 bn  Civil Protection and Emergency Response Capacity €0.2 bn  European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps €0.2 bn  Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation €0.56 bn  Macro-financial Assistance €0.6 bn  Guarantee Fund for External Actions €1.26 bn  Emergency Aid Reserve €2.45 bn +  Total proposed budget under 11th EDF €30.3 bn