Brussels, 06/04/2011 (Agence Europe) - Standing at €53.8 billion in 2010 (0.43% of EU GNI), the volume of official development aid (ODA) of the EU reached a record level, according to the preliminary figures published by the OECD on Wednesday 6 April. This was €4.5 billion more than in 2009, and this has allowed the EU to keep “unchallenged its place as the world's largest donor”.
Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development, took pains to stress this, albeit on something...