The Enlarged European Union and Africa's development : how to keep the commitments of the millennium development goals
The Enlarged European Union and Africa's development : how to keep the commitments of the millennium development goals

Author(s): Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň, Philippe Rusin
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Sociology, International relations/trade, Economic development
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: European Union; International politics; Development policy; Developing countries; International donors; Foreign and development aid; Expansion of and accession to international actors; Development policy strategies; Africa
Summary/Abstract: In December 2005, the EU-25 adopted the new Strategy for Africa, based on the Millennium Development Goals.Keeping the commitments requires the new member states and re-emerging donors to adapt their developmenttools and policies. They are rediscovering the African continent, which has not been part of their foreign policypriorities since 1989. Indeed, the older member states have long experiences in development assistance to Africa:how can they transfer their expertise to the new member states within the European framework? Having learntfrom their recent democratic and economic transitions, to what extent can the new member states contribute toAfrica’s development?

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