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"In order to boost the impact of EU development policy, the Commission has proposed three criteria for the selection of activities: (1) added value, (2) EU prior coordination, and (3) potential of leverage on reforms and/or other funding sources. Parliament has always called for better coordination, and therefore we can only support efforts to draw up strategic documents for individual EU countries. We should, however, support the Commission in all the efforts it makes to implement in full its coordinating role set out in the Treaty of Lisbon. Coordination and harmonisation should be improved from the perspective of accountability. The incorporation of the European Development Fund (EDF) into the EU budget would be a significant step towards achieving better coordination between EU development aid instruments. The focus on achieving a major impact must not lead to a cautious development policy concentrating only on the ‘easy countries’. Need must remain the key criterion. EU development aid should continue to be focused on the poorest countries and the poorest levels of society. In my opinion, a well-developed administration is essential for the positive impact of development, and the EU has considerable experience in supporting political reforms while implementing its aid programmes. Also important for this policy is an approach to administration which emphasises human rights, democracy and the rule of law, the fight against corruption and the role of parliaments and civil society in ensuring the accountability of governments and assessing the results of development."@en1
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