{"id":3057,"date":"2019-10-17T10:49:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T08:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=3057"},"modified":"2019-10-17T10:51:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T08:51:17","slug":"l-ewropa-hija-d-donatur-ewlieni-ghall-izvilupp","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/l-ewropa-hija-d-donatur-ewlieni-ghall-izvilupp\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe is the Leading Development Donor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2018, the EU and its Member States donated<\/span>\u00a0more than<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u20ac<\/span>74<\/span>.4<\/span>\u00a0billion to help\u00a0<\/span>eradicate<\/span>\u00a0poverty and inequalities. This means\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0E<\/span>urope<\/span>\u00a0donated<\/span>\u00a0almost<\/span>\u00a057% of all global foreign aid<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>– and by far, the most aid worldwide<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>B<\/span>y comparison, the\u00a0<\/span>second<\/span>\u00a0largest<\/span>\u00a0global<\/span>\u00a0donor, the US, contributed 22%.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This\u00a0<\/span>financial\u00a0<\/span>aid is given\u00a0<\/span>through<\/span>\u00a0the EU\u2019s development policy,\u00a0<\/span>which<\/span>\u00a0is a crucial<\/span>\u00a0component of<\/span>\u00a0foreign policy. It structures the way the EU cooperates with<\/span>\u00a0other<\/span>\u00a0countries<\/span>, and it is a strategic way\u00a0<\/span>of promoting<\/span>\u00a0Europe\u2019s values\u00a0<\/span>globally<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Typically,\u00a0<\/span>aid is given to\u00a0<\/span>developing countries to\u00a0<\/span>strengthen democratic\u00a0<\/span>and judicial\u00a0<\/span>institutions<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>increase access to education and\u00a0<\/span>healthcare<\/span>, boost employment<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>promote<\/span>\u00a0values\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0gender equalit<\/span>y<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The EU<\/span>\u00a0also\u00a0<\/span>donates<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>humanitarian aid\u00a0<\/span>in cases of<\/span>\u00a0war, famine, or natural disasters.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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While<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this aid<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>targets<\/span>\u00a0other countries\u2019 needs<\/span>, it also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>addresses the EU\u2019s own<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>political, environmental, and security priorities<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>For instance, i<\/span>n 2015,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the EU\u00a0<\/span>Emergency Trust Fund for Africa was created, to\u00a0<\/span>tackle<\/span>\u00a0the root causes of<\/span>\u00a0instability,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>irregular\u00a0<\/span>migration<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and forced displacement. Up until the end of 2018,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>EU institutions, EU Member States and other donors have so far allocated \u20ac4.1\u202fbillion to the Trust Fund.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Because of its development policy, the EU can position itself as a global actor that defends universal rights and freedoms.\u00a0<\/span>As a result, m<\/span>illions of people are given\u00a0<\/span>opportunities<\/span>\u00a0for a better life. However, we as EU citizens<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also benefit.\u00a0<\/span>It is in our interest to help countries\u00a0<\/span>develop<\/span>\u00a0sustainably<\/span>, not just because it is\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>right thing to do, but\u00a0<\/span>also because we need all countries to be able to democratically participate in tackling global crises like climate change<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>preventing\u00a0<\/span>wars, and<\/span>\u00a0ending<\/span>\u00a0poverty.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  In 2018, the EU and its Member States donated\u00a0more than\u00a0\u20ac74.4\u00a0billion to help\u00a0eradicate\u00a0poverty and inequalities. This means\u00a0that\u00a0Europe\u00a0donated\u00a0almost\u00a057% of all global foreign aid\u00a0– and by far, the most aid worldwide.\u00a0By comparison, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3051,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"spay_email":""},"issuem_issue":[136],"issuem_issue_categories":[],"issuem_issue_tags":[],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.8.8","language":"en","enabled_languages":["mt","en"],"languages":{"mt":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3057"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3057"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3063,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3057\/revisions\/3063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue?post=3057"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_categories?post=3057"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_tags?post=3057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}