“The EU cannot fill the gap left by others. (...) Everyone in the international community must shoulder their responsibility”, declared a European Commission spokesperson on Tuesday 22 April, when asked by Agence Europe about the reduction in official development assistance (ODA).
According to estimates by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), more than half of EU countries will have reduced their ODA by 2024, prompting aid NGOs to call on the EU...