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"On the one hand, the EU is the world’s largest donor of development assistance, while on the other, its commitment within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals, namely to achieve an interim target of 0.56% by 2010, was not met. Last year, the amount given was a mere 0.43% of the GNI of the Member States. The target to be achieved by 2015 was 0.7%. On account of the fact that the funds to be provided for development assistance are measured as a percentage of GNI, the economic crisis would not explain the failure to achieve the targets. Less developed countries in particular, where poverty remains the main problem, need the financial assistance of the West in order to be able to tackle this poverty consistently. I abstained in the vote, because trade-related assistance nevertheless amounted to EUR 3 billion and was thus well above target. Moreover, the financial uncertainties in the individual Member States also need to be taken into account at the present time."@en1
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