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"Mr President, we should be proud of our assistance and positive example. The European Union has brought other donors to this table where we share what we have. We should be proud that other countries – emerging economies – are joining the team of those who are supporting countries in need, and supporting people in need.
This is especially true today. Two weeks before Busan, we should concentrate on effectiveness – on effectiveness in the investment sense. Yes, this is investment. Countries like Poland understand that foreign support can be investment, enabling countries to become stable and independent. This is how we in the Council see our official development assistance. We would like to support those who can achieve stability later on.
Certainly, it is extremely important to share, and discuss, values and rules with the new donors. Busan, and our joint position for Busan, will be the space where we can discuss the rules with new donors. One of the most important rules, especially for us in the European Union and in the Council, is the issue of transparency.
Given that we are spending public money, first of all, we should be transparent on our side. On the other hand, we expect this transparency also on the recipient side. We discussed this in the Council yesterday. When we think about budget support, we discuss the responsibilities on their side, and what kind of conditionality we should apply when placing so much trust in a country to support the budget directly at sectoral level.
We also understand that if we do not invest in development, we will be forced to provide humanitarian assistance. We see this situation in the Horn of Africa. We see that the lack of resilience in local communities leads to famine – a situation which should not be happening at this time. Unfortunately, it is happening, precisely because there is not enough development, and we cannot provide effective support to these communities and these countries.
Finally, in response to Mr Berman’s comment, yes, we should support entrepreneurship. This is exactly where the key to development lies: in finding a way to empower local partners and local communities, with our support, to set off on the path to development.
To sum up, I would like to say again that we should be proud of what we have done, and we should share with others the values and the standards we try to uphold.
Finally, when it comes to innovative financial instruments, we need them both for ourselves, to support our economies, but also to support those who are in need, especially when we are talking about our neighbourhood in Africa. This is really also about our security. Without development in these regions, we will also be in trouble. This is why we should try to build solidarity with the new donors to provide reasonable assistance to these countries."@en1
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