AidWatch Report 2007: Hold the Applause

Many European governments are exaggerating their aid progress by inflating their aid figures with debt cancellations, particularly to Iraq and Nigeria. They are also chalking up as aid their spending within Europe on refugees and foreign students’ education. In...

AidWatch Report 2008: No time to waste

2007 should instead have been a year of significant increases to meet the official targets. Yet there was a slight decline in the amount of European Official Development Assistance (ODA) and in ODA as a proportion of Europe’s economic output. Key findings Nine...

AidWatch Report 2009: Lighten the Load

In 2008, Europe provided 0.40% of its gross national income (GNI) in aid. Although this is an increase of €4 billion, in reality, a further €20bn is necessary over the next two years in order to meet its targets. Current rises are clearly falling far short of what is...

AidWatch Report 2010: Penalty Against Poverty

This report shows that aid levels stagnated in 2009 and are well short of promised levels for 2010. In 2009, aid decreased from €50bn in 2008 to €49bn. Key findings EU development aid in 2009 amounted to €49 billion, €1 billion less than 2008 levels Official estimates...

AidWatch

AidWatch is a group of European aid experts from members of CONCORD. AidWatch wants to see EU Member States meet their aid promises to the world’s poorest, whilst improving the effectiveness and transparency of aid programmes. The group publishes an annual...