Is addressing fragmented EU Aid useful without focussing on productive capacity?

By Riaz K. Tayob

republished from the TUT DPA and TG Blog

 

At an 11 November lecture at Tallinn University EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs very candidly highlighted the need for the EU to have “a more determined system” for its aid to address the fragmentation in European delivery. What does this mean in terms of development cooperation, and what should cooperation include?

The winning essay for the first essay prize competition by Jonathan Brough

Does China’s promotion of Clean Energy provide an example of deployment within an opportunity space?

by Jonathan Brough ^*

October 2010 has seen accusations from the United States that the Chinese government is following illegal trade practices in the promotion of it’s Clean Energy and Green Technology sectors. Following a petition from the United Steel Workers Union and the American Association of Manufacturers, the White House’s Trade Representative initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act. This may, after a 90 day fact-gathering period, lead to consultations with the Chinese government and referral to the World Trade Organization.

Aid is not charity, should “benefit the giver”, Piebalgs- EU Commissioner for Development

Aid is not charity, should “benefit the giver”, Piebalgs- EU Commissioner for Development

Updated 12 November 2010

11 Nov 2010, Tallinn (Riaz K. Tayob & Aleksandrs Cepilovs*) - EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said that EU aid was regulated by the Lisbon Treaty, and that it was not charity. Later he also explained what was meant by reports that EU development aid “should benefit the giver” and also provided an example of what he meant by “value for money”.