EU pledges US$736 million in ODA for 2014 The European Union (EU) has committed EUR542 million (US$736 million) in official development assistance to The information was announced by Dr Franz Jessen, Ambassador-Head of the Delegation of the EU to The EU would also sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with
The EU has remained the leading provider of development assistance to The ambassador said the organization had met some barriers accessing relevant authorities and sectors and solving disbursement procedures, so the disbursement figure was low compared to the pledged aid. Apart from giving non-refundable aid to The EU has been This year, the EU has focused on eradicating poverty among ethnic minorities, which was featured in the Blue Book 2014. Although important progress has been achieved in reducing poverty among ethnic minorities, the percentage of poor people is still much higher than rest of the nation. The book included some of the challenges Vietnamese Government faces, and suggestions to overcome them. In 2013, the EU and its members disbursed EUR56.5 billion (US$76.8 billion) globally as the world’s largest ODA provider, despite being seriously affected by the economic crisis. VOV |
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