Budapest, 17/05/2011(Agence Europe) - Direct budgetary support to ACP governments, provided that it is transparent (subject to democratic control by parliaments and civil society) is an excellent means of distributing development aid. The aid is not a blank check and this ought to remain the case, explained the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA), despite any misgivings there might be about how this assistance is channelled. Apart from a few reservations, there was a genuine appeal in...